The latest viral clip of a faceless android twitching under its own power has pushed humanoid robotics into a new, unsettling register. Instead of a metal frame in a lab, viewers are watching ...

A lightweight robotic device that facilitates neuromuscular recovery in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), helping them to stand unassisted, is published in Nature this week. Improved ...

SINGAPORE, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a platform that lets lab-grown muscle tissues train themselves to record-breaking ...

A new robotic breakthrough out of South Korea may soon turn your clothes into assistive tech. Researchers have found a way to mass-produce ultra-thin "fabric muscles" that can flex and lift like human ...

While 2026 has been an objectively terrible year for humans thus far, it’s turning out—for better or worse—to be a banner year for robots. (Robots that are not Tesla’s Optimus thingamajig, anyway.) ...

Our muscles are nature’s actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate “biohybrid robots” made ...

(A) A user wears the EMG-driven EVF-robot. (B) The application on a smartphone serving as a user interface. (C) The pneumatic fingers embedded in an elastic textile glove. The electro-vibro-feedback ...

What a flex: Swimming robot propelled by lab-grown muscle hits record speed PR Newswire SINGAPORE, March 19, 2026 NUS scientists have developed a self-training method that strengthens lab-grown muscle ...