When we think about robots, we think about complex electronic devices. We're conditioned to think about robots as sophisticated machines controlled by intricate programming and powered by advanced ...

This robot can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure. The study, published in Advanced ...

A 301 mg soft robot jumps continuously under constant light without batteries or electronics, using snap-through buckling and self-shadowing to create an autonomous feedback loop.

Analog cameras are nowhere near as efficient as biological eyes. If you’ve ever handled a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, especially if it had a zoom lens attached, you know how heavy they are, and ...

A fully 3D-printed walking robot made from a single material and powered by compressed gas works without electronics or external control systems. (Nanowerk News) Imagine a robot that can walk, without ...