Disorders of the small intestine are often difficult to diagnose and treat. More than 20 feet (6.1 meters) long, an inch (2.5 centimeters) in diameter and located deep within the body, this organ is ...

MIT engineers have built a soft robotic enteroscope designed to crawl through the small ...

A snake-inspired robotic enteroscope can move through the hard-to-reach small intestine, making biopsies and drug delivery ...

Flying insects, such as fruit flies, bees, dragonflies and mosquitoes, can dart through narrow spaces and survive collisions ...

Stryker SYK recently announced a strategic alliance with CMR Surgical, a global robotics company, to advance robotic-assisted surgery through an approximately $400 million (£300 million) preferred ...

Scientists have created a soft robot arm capable of  grabbing and moving objects, powered, believe it or not, by algae and ...

Soft robots built to work in delicate, confined environments need materials that are soft, deform a great deal, and can be printed into complex internal shapes. DLP 3D printing can produce those ...

A team of researchers from the Soft Robotics for Human Cooperation and Rehabilitation Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) in Genova has conceived and ...

Ishikawa, Japan-- Soft robotics is an emerging field in the robotic world with promising adaptability in navigating unstructured environments. Where traditional robots struggle with unpredictable ...

Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams. The soft robot operates autonomously, can ...

Robotics company Wisson Robotics has raised its Series A, A+, and A2 funding rounds. The funding will be directed toward the commercialization of Wisson's proprietary Pliabot technology, enhancing its ...