A new material gives way to simple microrobots that take advantage of mineralization processes in the body to help in bone repair.
Intestinal patch delivered by wireless capsule
A magnetic, drug-delivering capsule precisely navigates the GI tract to heal gastrointestinal disease and injury.
New drone claw prefers crash landings
A simple crash landing allows drones to perch while minimizing the need for complicated control strategies that increase computational load.
Insects help robots gain better grip
An insect-inspired technology helps break a 25-year-old paradigm in robotics.
Asynchronous insect flight inspires artificial flyers
An asynchronous and self-adaptive flyer can adjust the frequency and amplitude of its wings under specific external disturbances.
A robot in chameleon skin uses nature’s active camouflage
Using advanced sensors and a thermally responsive skin, a new robotic chameleon demonstrates mastery over color.
Responsive skin makes better robot helpers
An electronic skin helps facilitate natural interactions between robots and humans.
Swarm of autonomous tiny drones to localize gas leaks
Using modified “CrazyFlie” drones, researchers develop a strategy for finding gas leaks more efficiently and without risk to human lives.
Smart textiles that teach
A fabric-based haptic sleeve controls drone flight through arm movement and helps train users by applying corrective forces to body joints.
Rice-sized robots maneuvered with magnetic fields
Researchers create swimming, moving, gripping miniature robots.