A new generation of robots is beginning to take shape, one that moves, senses, and adapts more like living creatures.

Robots exploring the ocean floor today use pre-programmed movements, centralized processors, and rigid structures to do their work. But the sea is unpredictable, and that architecture struggles ...

An octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that is capable of sensing contact, estimating the intensity and direction of the applied force, and grasping objects autonomously, even in complex environments ...

Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy have developed a soft robotic arm inspired by the octopus, capable of autonomously grasping and sensing objects in both air and underwater ...