Researchers have developed a soft robot capable of crawling like a worm, climbing cables, and rapidly changing shape to shift directions—all powered by a single air input. Soft robots are flexible but ...

A new type of soft robot can crawl like a worm, climb cables, and suddenly snap into a completely different shape to move in a new direction—all controlled by a single air input. This breakthrough, ...

These self-reconfiguring robots can adapt their bodies to react to tasks or their surroundings autonomously, reports a study in Nature Communications. WSJ's Dipti Kapadia explains how these modular ...