These biohybrid machines combine robotics with living tissues to create flexible robots powered by biology.

These biohybrid machines combine robotics with living tissues to create flexible robots powered by biology.
A transparent underwater robot camouflages itself to explore the ocean, reducing encounters with delicate sea life.
DeepStalk does away with a hard shell for a soft body and integrated parts to function under pressure and explore the deep sea.
The system could be used by surgeons performing procedures to treat brain tumors and Parkinson’s disease.
A miniature, shape-changing robot could have applications in search and rescue, scuttling across tight and cluttered environments like an insect.
Swarms of iron-clad algae have been built to sweep through bodies of water to collect elusive bits of micro- and nanoplastics.
Groundbreaking soft sensors enable robots to both see and feel, paving the way for robots that can autonomously interact with and understand their environment.
It may sound like something straight out of an anime, but TRADY is a rotor-based flying robot that can combine to boost its strength and capabilities.
Inspired by sea asparagus, scientists design a conductive hydrogel that is stronger than natural rubbers and adapted for extreme environments.
Scientists have developed a method to produce millimeter-scale soft robots by chemically binding hundreds of microrobots together.