Soon, a flexible octopus-like robot could be completely free of wires or internal electronics. Engineers at Rice University have unveiled a new soft robotic arm controlled by laser beams.

HOUSTON – (June 9, 2025) – Researchers at Rice University have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, guided ...

Researchers at Rice University, Houston, TX, have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, guided and powered remotely ...

Researchers have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks when guided and powered remotely by laser beams. Elizabeth Blackert, a Rice University doctoral alumna who is the ...

MIT developed a deep learning system that lets soft robots follow commands from a single image, enabling accurate, low-cost control in tight and rough spaces.

A research team at MIT has introduced a new method for controlling soft, flexible robots using just a single image—without relying on complex sensors or detailed modeling. The approach, recently ...

Cephalopod suction was previously thought to be a product of these creatures’ soft, flexible bodies, which can deform easily ...

Researchers at the AMOLF institute have created a revolutionary soft robot without electronic components that moves using ...