Actuators, or the joints that dictate how precisely a robot can move, have become the new battleground in the race to build ...

Firms are working to make the motors that drive robots more efficient and cheaper.

On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind quietly released Gemini Robotics 1.5. To the casual observer, it may have seemed like ...

Chinese robotics firm EngineAI is advancing humanoid technology with a showcase of its compact ...

Future robots could soon have a lot more muscle power. Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new ...

Robots are everywhere in our imaginations—helping older adults at home, stocking warehouses, cleaning offices, and taking on dangerous jobs that ...

Discover how maxon’s advanced drive systems and simulation services are powering the next generation of mobile and autonomous robots In this QuickChat, Machine Design editor-in-chief Rehana Begg ...

“While textiles traditionally serve solely as passive apparel, the transition to fabrics that function as powerful actuators will enable a new class of comfortable, unobtrusive, practical wearable ...

A crawler robot made with the miura-ori origami pattern. The dark sections are affixed with thin "magnetic muscles" made by co-extruding rubber polymer and ferromagnetic particles, which move the ...

Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...