Soon, a flexible octopus-like robot could be completely free of wires or internal electronics. Engineers at Rice University have unveiled a new soft robotic arm controlled by laser beams.

A soft patch on the arm could soon let you steer robots with simple hand movements, even while your whole body is in motion.

Elizabeth Blackert is a Rice University doctoral alumna who is the first author on a study published in Advanced Intelligent Systems. HOUSTON – (June 9, 2025) – Researchers at Rice University have ...

Researchers at Rice University, Houston, TX, have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, guided and powered remotely ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, guided and powered remotely by laser beams ...

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

This system is equipped with a hydraulic-driven 3 DOF-soft cutting arm and a 3-jaw teleoperated soft grasper system for cutting and grasping lesions inside the colon, respectively. The soft ...

In order for a VR environment to seem real, it definitely helps if you can experience the sensation of touch within that virtual world. A special sleeve could soon allow people to better do so, using ...

As much as I love the independence of living by myself, it comes with a heavy price of cleaning. No one warns you how much time you’ll spend scrubbing burnt pans, greasy counters, or mystery stains ...