soft robotics Tiny Soft Robo-Bug Survives Fly Swatter Hits While Navigating Autonomously Researchers at EPFL create a sub-gram soft robot that combines efficient movement, basic intelligence, and extreme durability into one tiny package.
harvard Harvard Researchers Develop Lightweight Robo-Shorts to Ease Walking and Running Harvard's Wyss Institute creates a soft, low-profile exosuit that reduces the metabolic effort of walking and running using intelligent cable-driven assistance.
soft robotics MIT's Balloon Robot Gripper Lifts Objects 100 Times Its Weight MIT and Harvard researchers create a soft robotic gripper that uses an origami skeleton and vacuum pressure to lift delicate and heavy items alike.