A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists have found. A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found. This easy-to-make ...

Robots could handle fragile objects without breaking them, or work more safely among humans, with a novel silicone-sponge-based variable-stiffness device developed at Bristol University. Robot sponge ...

The researchers used their variable-stiffness catheter (seen on the left of the eyeball) to perform a simulated membrane peeling operation on an eyeball phantom. (Courtesy: Jonas Lussi) A surgical ...

A team of researchers from KAIST and Seoul National University has developed a groundbreaking electronic ink that enables room-temperature printing of variable-stiffness circuits capable of switching ...

A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found. This easy-to-make sponge-jamming device can help stiff robots handle delicate items carefully by ...

This easy-to-make sponge-jamming device can help stiff robots handle delicate items carefully by mimicking the nuanced touch, or variable stiffness, of a human. Robots can skip, jump and do ...