In a shallow dish of water, a sliver of gel no bigger than a stick of gum flaps its way toward a blue light. The swimmer has no motor, propeller or battery. Instead, its two soft fins are coated with ...

Using paper coated with silicon resin and iron particles, researchers created an untethered soft robot that can move without any electronics. This magnetically controlled device can detect heavy metal ...

Scientists have discovered how to build robots out of rice paper, opening up brand new possibilities for robotic applications. A team from the University of Bristol discovered that the same ingredient ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. The robots utilize paper-based electrodes and ...