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.

University of Science and Technology of China has made a fascinating development in robotics, with the octopus-inspired robotic arm led by Nikolaos Freris. It combines the dexterity of a human hand ...

For the first time, engineers have digitally recreated the complex muscular architecture of the octopus arm and its unique movements, which opens the door to developing soft robotics with ...

Although the robotic arm is still slow when compared to human pickers who pick an apple every three seconds, the team is ...

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 ...

A low-cost, simple robotic arm developed by Washington State University researchers might someday help with fruit picking and ...

Scientists have invested an inflatable apple-picking robot that uses similar technology as the inflatable "tube guy" ...