What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical ...

Inspired by Marvel’s Venom, a new soft robot made of electro-morphing gel bends, stretches, and shapeshifts with ease.

A new 3-D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

A new study demonstrates a wireless way to control tiny magnetic structures that can stiffen or relax on demand, paving the way for future medical microrobots.

Scientists built flat sheet robots that can change shape and move without motors. They lock into 256 metabot forms using tiny ...