Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

Researchers at Rice University have created an AI-powered soft robotic arm made from a new light-responsive elastomer.