Flexible & Soft Robots

Soft Robot Gripper Handling Taco Shells

Robots are capable of moving, lifting, and manipulating all kinds of objects. Handling fragile items like taco shells comes with…

4 years ago

PATRICK Brittle Star Robot

Meet PATRICK: a brittle star robot that can crawl under water. This untethered soft robot uses feedback control to complete…

5 years ago

Shape Changing Isoperimetric Soft Robot by Stanford Researchers

Here is another shape changing soft robot that can relocate its joints to form complex structures. This inflatable robot does…

5 years ago

Electric Magic Electric/Pneumatic Robot Claws

Here is a bionic gripper that gives your robotic arms claws, so they can handle a wide variety of objects.…

5 years ago

Insect-inspired 3D Printed Robots with Flexoskeletons

Soft 3D printed robots are nothing new but making them is not cheap. Engineers at the University of California San…

5 years ago

In-Hand Manipulation with RBO Soft Robotic Hands

In the past few years, we have covered plenty of soft grippers that enable robots to handle fragile items. The…

5 years ago

mGrip Robot Gripper for Handling of Seafood

In the past few years, we have covered a whole host of grippers that enable robots to handle fragile items.…

5 years ago

MakeSense: Designing Sensors for Proprioceptive Soft Robots

Soft robots are useful for manipulating fragile objects. Disney Researchers have come up with a method for enhance soft robots…

5 years ago

Soft Actuators That Could Make Soft Robots Less Bulky

Soft robots are nothing new but they could be quite bulky. Engineers at UC San Diego have developed soft actuators…

5 years ago

Soft Underwater Walking Robot with Morphing Structure

Here is a soft legged robot with a morphing body that can change shape in response to fluid flow. It…

5 years ago