Robotics company 1X recently revealed its NEO Gamma robot, a humanoid clothed in soft 3D-printed nylon fabric and designed for use in the home.

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than ...

Surgeons must account for patients' breathing, snoring, and eye movements ... So, we don't ever actually want a human hand to come in contact with the robot at all, directly," Abbott said.

Scientists at MIT have created a new kind of artificial muscle that can flex and move in multiple directions, much like real muscles in the human body. This breakthrough could lead to soft, flexible ...