The University of Edinburgh has shared a 3D-printed "soft robot" made by a team of theirs who claim it can walk off the machine that made it.

A team from ETH Zurich and MIT adapted the traditional 3D inkjet printing process to make multi-material models in a single pass. The method has proven ideal for creating pliable and elastic ...

To construct the robot, the team utilised basic and readily available technology—a standard desktop 3D printer and an off-the-shelf printing material.

A team of roboticists has developed a unique 3D-printed soft robotic gripper that operates without the need for electronics.

As reported in the journal IEEE Transactions on Robotics, the 3D-printed pads function as both soft skin for a robotic arm and pressure-based mechanical sensors.

The I-Seed is a 4D-printed robot, meaning it was created using 3D printing technology, but it can alter its shape and properties when exposed to environmental stimuli like light and temperature.

3D-printed soft robots, biomimetic designs, distributed sensing, actuation and control, autonomous soft systems, distributed power solutions, manufacturing approaches like in-situ repair and ...

What's so special about a robot finger made out of gelatin and sugar? It's cheap, easy to source, squishy and adaptable, biodegradable, and quick to 3D print. That's quite a long list of benefits.

Researchers have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. The researchers have ...

As reported in the journal IEEE Transactions on Robotics, the 3D-printed pads function as both soft skin for a robotic arm and pressure-based mechanical sensors.