Tag: Soft robotics

A robot finger that feels in color: a 100-µm tactile sensor

A team from Queen Mary University of London and Italian universities built a tactile sensor that turns pressure into color via a mechanochromic Bragg reflector — 100 µm resolution with zero computational latency.

NTU's 4.4 mm Soft Surgical Robot Performs Five Functions

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University built a soft 4.4 mm robot, steered wirelessly by a magnetic field, that performs five surgical functions. Tested in vitro only so far.

A tactile sensor that turns pressure into color — with no latency

A team from Queen Mary University of London and three Italian universities built a tactile sensor in which the material's color itself encodes contact force — at 100 µm resolution and with no computational latency.

UNSW's soft robotic heart — a testbed for cardiac devices

Engineers at UNSW Sydney built a soft robotic heart of silicone and hydraulic "muscles" that reproduces cardiac disease and lets researchers test catheters and devices without animal testing.

morph's soft robotic cells: physical AI built into the material

London startup morph unveiled a platform of soft robotic cells with embedded intelligence — the cells change shape and stiffness in real time in response to environmental signals. The company supplies the technology as a component for robot manufacturers.

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