Their distinctive shape, which resembles a rod studded with branching outgrowths at regular intervals, enables them to ...

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its ...

Study investigated the structure-property relationship of the coral’s sclerite-based biological granular jamming system.

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its flexible arms stiffen, like ...

The human body moves through a coordinated effort of skeletal muscles, working in concert to generate force. While some ...

Researchers have developed a soft robotic skin that enables vine robots that are just a few millimeters wide to navigate ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people’s anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. A Washington State University study ...

Engineers are another step closer to developing soft robotics and wearable systems that mimic the ability of human and plant skin to detect and self-heal injuries. (Nanowerk News) A University of ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...