There’s a bit of an obsession in robotics to create machines that can mimic the physiology and behavior of living things. And that includes giving them bodies that have parts that function like living ...

It's strange to wrap one's mind around the idea of human pee powered robots, but that's exactly what a group of UK researchers are attempting to create. Mimicking the human heart, their latest ...

A “ROBOT heart” that can pump “robot blood” around the body of a machine has been created. Researchers at Cornell University and the US Army Research Laboratory just developed the device that could ...

(Nanowerk News) The Tin Man didn’t have one. The Grinch’s was three sizes too small. And for soft robots, the electronically powered pumps that function as their “hearts” are so bulky and rigid, they ...

Full Pump launched a revolutionary robot-powered portable gym, Unitree PUMP, to transform home workouts Brisbane, Queensland--(Newsfile Corp. - September 5, 2023) - Full Pump is thrilled to announce ...

Researchers have designed a robotic heart-like pump powered by urine. Nov. 8, 2013 — -- A new advance in robotics is putting the Pee in C-3PO. Researchers at the University of the West of England ...

Soft-bodied robots move via pneumatic "muscles" that are selectively inflated or deflated. And while the muscles themselves may be soft and squishy, they're usually hooked up to hard, unwieldy pumps.

The hottest drink of the summer may be the SEAS-colada. Here’s what you need to make it: gin, pineapple juice, coconut milk and a dielectric elastomer actuator-based soft peristaltic pump.

Soft robots have received much attention recently due to their adaptability and safety. However, the fluidic systems used in these robots continue to use pumps that are large, heavy, and noisy. Now, ...

It seems like every time you turn around, movies like “The Matrix” and “Terminator” look more and more prophetic. No, robots are not using humans as batteries or traveling back in time to kill them … ...

Researchers have leveraged hydrodynamic and magnetic forces to drive a rubbery, deformable pump that can provide soft robots with a circulatory system, in effect mimicking the biology of animals. The ...