Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustrative image. New artificial muscle changes shape in real time, heals damage, and can be reused for future soft robotic ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Researchers develop a recyclable sulfur-based polymer that enables 4D printing of soft robots with programmable shape changes and magnetic responsiveness. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Materials designed to ...

Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Harvard University have shown through experiments that the mechanical and structural behavior of magnetic metamaterials can be reprogrammed ...

A study published in Springer Nature has urged professionals in the robotics industry and academia to prioritize the long-term usability of robotic systems. The goal is to repurpose robots wherever ...

Researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England have emphasized the need for the robotics industry to design robots with reprogrammability and repurposing in mind.

A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery, ...

Abstract: Reprogrammable design enables soft actuators to change their performances after fabrication and obtain new deformation modes and functions. The reprogrammable design of soft pneumatic ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2024.240045, discusses complete-basis-reprogrammable coding metasurface for generating dynamically-controlled holograms under ...

Allegion has patented a mechanically reprogrammable cylinder lock featuring a magnetic tool for reprogramming. The lock includes key followers, toothed pins, and a programming insert for adapting to ...