Scientists unveil a flexible 2.7 mm bioprinter that lets surgeons reconstruct vocal folds and prevent scarring after throat ...

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

After vocal cord surgery, many patients develop stiff vocal folds that impact their ability to speak. Hydrogels can help prevent this by promoting healing, but delivering hydrogels to the vocal cords ...

The next generation of soft robots might be folding and sliding as effortlessly as living tissue, say a team of engineers who ...

The robots are constructed from a combination of standard off-the-shelf components and custom parts. Key systems rely on small-batch vacuum cast components and a significant number of 3D printed parts ...

NC State researchers create 3D-printed magnetic origami robots for precise, targeted drug delivery inside the body.

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

Scientists have discovered a coral mechanism that could help engineers design robots able to adjust their strength and ...

A four-fingered robotic hand built from Lego Mindstorms pieces can push, pull and grip with almost as much force as a leading ...

Magnetic graphene oxide sheets fold, move, sense motion, and switch function by swapping magnetic layers, offering a fast, reprogrammable platform for soft robots and other morphable structures.

Advanced 3D printing techniques create flexible origami robots with high magnetic responsiveness, paving the way for biomedical applications and soft robotics.