The chemical element gallium could be used as a new reversible adhesive that allows its adhesive effect to be switched on and off with ease Some adhesives may soon have a metallic sheen and... Read more
A soft actuator using electrically controllable membranes could pave the way for machines that are no danger to humans In interacting with humans, robots must first and foremost be safe. If... Read more
Researchers of KIT and the Carnegie Mellon University Developed a Reusable Adhesive Tape Modeled on Nature Geckos outclass adhesive tapes in one respect: Even after repeated contact with dir... Read more
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Carnegie Mellon University have introduced a unique micro-robotic technique to assemble the components of complex materials, the f... Read more
Sitti and Yim wanted to engineer an active robotic capsule that could be controlled while inside the gastrointestinal tract. When someone mentions robots, popular representations such as R2-... Read more