The commercialization of clothing-type wearable robots has taken a significant step forward with the development of equipment ...

Researchers from the Advanced Robotics Research Center at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) have built an automated weaving system that continuously produces ultra-thin, shape ...

For workers whose jobs involve hours of lifting and repetitive motion, even small innovations can make a big difference in ...

Robots that can be worn like clothing are becoming a reality. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials has developed equipment capable of ...

We've been hearing a lot about "artificial muscles," which allow robotic devices or prosthetic limbs to perform human-like motions. And while most of them have been produced in labs utilizing ...

An automated system that weaves ultra-thin “fabric muscles” capable of powering wearable robots like everyday ...

Electroactive polymer actuators represent a rapidly evolving field in materials science, where electrically induced deformations in polymers are harnessed to produce controlled mechanical motion.

Swedish researchers have developed a breakthrough 3D printing method to create soft actuators. These dielectric elastic actuators (DEA) are made from silicone-based materials, combining conductive ...

The next generation of soft robots might be folding and sliding as effortlessly as living tissue, say a team of engineers who ...

MIT engineers have developed a new spring (shown in Petri dish) that maximizes the work of natural muscles. When living muscle tissue is attached to posts at the corners of the device, the muscle’s ...

Researchers have created a new type of fiber that can perform like a muscle actuator, in many ways better than other options that exist today. And, most importantly, these muscle-like fibers are ...