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Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new soft robot that can walk at roughly the speed of a human, activated by light and magnetic fields. The robot can squeeze into tight spaces ...

Soft robots are only as capable as the artificial muscles that drive them, and for years those muscles have forced a ...

A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing ...