Scientists have developed dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles,” that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive untethered, soft robotic fish movements.

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Reconfigurable robotic modules could enable diverse locomotion modes, facilitate complex manipulation, and act as self-assembling blocks or as builders that coordinate bricks during construction applications, according to a new #ScienceRobotics Review. https://scim.ag/47cLOfo

The codevelopment of soft robotics and assistive technology Fostering relationships between the disability and soft robotics communities will spark innovations that could benefit all.

Fostering relationships with disabled communities could invite meaningful feedback during the design of assistive technologies, which could spark innovations that serve diverse populations, according to a new Focus article.

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Scientists have developed dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles,” that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive untethered, soft robotic fish movements.

Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4c7km6l

Qué es la pupila de metal líquido que ve mejor que una cámara Una pupila de metal líquido creada con indio y galio promete dar reflejos reales a robots y coches autónomos frente a la luz extrema ya Estados Unidos acaba de enseñar un ojo artificial que no se limi...

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Scientists have developed a method that promotes local resource sharing between individual Mori3 modules, enabling the robot to “walk” even when one agent loses power, communication, and sensing. Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3ZV2d4p

This month’s cover features the liquid metal actuator surrounding the artificial pupil.

The February 2026 issue of #ScienceRobotics is out!

This month's cover highlights an artificial pupil that uses shapeshifting liquid metals to contract or dilate reflexively in response to changing light levels. Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/3OgRI8I

Bioinspired adaptive pupil reflex based on liquid-metal shape-shifters for machine vision A bioinspired eye mimics pupil reflexes with shape-shifting liquid metal to adapt to illumination for robust vision.

A new #ScienceRobotics study describes a #bionic eye that can simulate irregular pupils such as a cat’s vertical pupil for precise focus while hunting and a toad's heart-shaped pupil for improved depth perception. https://scim.ag/4auJjWP

Within arm’s reach: A path forward for robot dexterity Visuotactile pretraining with human data leads to robust manipulation policies trained in simulation.

A new #ScienceRobotics Focus article highlights the merits of a new policy that enables dexterous robotic manipulation and speculates on how future research may enable robots to learn from humans the way a child learns from watching its parents. https://scim.ag/4qaVJZC

Scientists have developed a bioinspired policy that enables a multifingered robot to combine visual and tactile cues, like humans, to perform learned and new manipulation tasks even under poor lighting conditions.

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Scientists have developed rearrangeable robotic modules that can “bloom” like flowers to shade a sunlit room by sensing light levels and adapting collectively.

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This month's cover highlights a face robot that can lip-sync realistically to mimic human speech in 12 different languages.

The January 2026 issue of #ScienceRobotics is out!

This month's cover highlights a face robot that can lip-sync realistically to mimic human speech in 12 different languages.

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Scientists have designed a framework that enables a humanoid robot face to produce realistic lip-audio synchronization across 12 different languages, including English, Russian, Korean, and Arabic.

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¿Cómo aprende un robot a mover los labios como tú? Un robot de Columbia aprende a mover los labios y cantar como un humano tras verse al espejo y analizar vídeos de YouTube con IA y motores faciales precisos En Columbia Engineering, en Nueva York, un ...

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In 2024, researchers in #ScienceRobotics followed up on their development of Third Thumb—a robotic appendage that, when trialed by members of the general public, was a big hit.

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Robots learn 1,000 tasks in one day from a single demo Scientists achieve major robotics milestone as robot learns 1,000 different physical tasks in single day, potentially transforming manufacturing, healthcare and home robotics.

Researchers highlight the milestone that shows how a #robot #learned 1,000 real-world #tasks in just one day, reports #ScienceRobotics. www.foxnews.com/tech/robots-...

Surmounting the ceiling effect of motor expertise by novel sensory experience with a hand exoskeleton A hand exoskeleton robot enhances the already well-honed skills of pianists, enabling them to overcome limits of motor expertise.

You Knew this was Coming.

Scientists have developed a robotic hand exoskeleton that can passively train expert pianists to play faster keystrokes and overcome the ceiling effect in motor skills.

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Scientists have developed a robotic hand exoskeleton that can passively train expert pianists to play faster keystrokes and overcome the ceiling effect in motor skills.

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A new #ScienceRobotics study highlights a soft, airless wheel that can drive through fire and remain functional after a 4-meter fall, showcasing its potential to explore lunar lava tubes and caves. https://scim.ag/3XT5cJx

Soft deployable airless wheel for lunar lava tube intact exploration A soft, deployable airless wheel enables reliable and effective multirover lunar pit exploration.

A new #ScienceRobotics study highlights a soft, airless wheel that can drive through fire and remain functional after a 4-meter fall, showcasing its potential to explore lunar lava tubes and caves.

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Sight Guide demonstrates robotics-inspired vision assistance at the Cybathlon A mobile-robotics–based navigation and perception system guided a visually impaired pilot through complex tasks at Cybathlon.

A new Focus article describes the Sight Guide system—a mobile navigation and perception system that can use vibration and audio cues to steer a visually impaired pilot and help him avoid obstacles during tasks at Cybathlon 2024.

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This month’s cover features an image showing one microrobot atop a United States penny, highlighting the small scale of such robots.

The December issue of #ScienceRobotics is out!

This month's cover highlights microrobots the size of a single-cell organism, which can sense temperature changes and alter their behaviors autonomously. Learn more about this research and more: https://scim.ag/49YiA6l

Microscopic robots that sense, think, act, and compute Autonomous submillimeter robots are built with onboard sensing, computation, memory, communication, and locomotion.

You Knew this was Coming.

Scientists have developed programmable microrobots, each the size of a single-cell organism, which can use onboard systems to self-propel, sense temperatures, and change behaviors autonomously.

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Scientists have developed programmable microrobots, each the size of a single-cell organism, which can use onboard systems to self-propel, sense temperatures, and change behaviors autonomously.

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A new #ScienceRobotics study describes an interlaced origami-based structure that enables mobile robots to extend arms to press elevator buttons or form frames to support heavy 3D printing systems. https://scim.ag/44sUi0D

Metamaterial robotics This Review outlines how metamaterial design principles enable adaptive, multifunctional, and intelligent robotics.

A new #ScienceRobotics Review examines how integrating mechanical metamaterials, or structurally engineered materials with special properties, into robots could enhance sensing, actuation, and control. https://scim.ag/48ome8b

A new #ScienceRobotics study demonstrates that a domain adaptation framework can control a hip and knee exoskeleton and enable users to lift weights, climb stairs, or run efficiently, with limited or no access to device-specific training data. https://scim.ag/3K35D0v

This month’s cover is an image of a robot carrying out tasks in a kitchen setting.

The November issue of #ScienceRobotics is out!

This month's cover highlights an imitation learning-based method that enables a robot to learn everyday tasks from just a single demonstration of each. Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/3JFFrcb

Scientists have developed an imitation learning-based method that enabled a robot to learn 1000 distinct manipulation tasks from less than 24 hours of human demonstrations.

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The Omnia bionic leg with a semipowered knee and ankle wins the Cybathlon 2024 leg prosthesis race Rehab Tech’s Omnia prosthesis excelled at Cybathlon, showcasing advanced lower-limb prostheses and user-centered innovation.

A new #ScienceRobotics Focus article describes the design of the Omnia bionic leg with semi-powered knee and ankle, which helped the Rehab Tech team clinch first place at the 2024 Cybathlon leg prosthesis race. https://scim.ag/3J71Xuj