School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)

A safe, wearable soft sensor

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 29, 2019 | Wearable Technology |

Biocompatible sensor could be used in diagnostics, therapeutics, human-computer interfaces, and virtual reality.

Robots with sticky feet can climb up, down, and all around

Posted by Age of Robots | Jan 21, 2019 | AI |

New “HAMR-E” robots could enable inspection of complex machines without dismantling them.

No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic arms

Posted by Age of Robots | Nov 2, 2018 | Robotics |

A new, modular soft robotic arm gives deep-sea researchers better dexterity for embracing delicate sea life.

Next-generation robotic cockroach can explore under water environments

Posted by Age of Robots | Jul 14, 2018 | Robotics |

In nature, cockroaches can survive underwater for up to 30 minutes. Now, a robotic cockroach can do even better. Harvard’s Ambulatory Microrobot, known as HAMR, can walk on land, swim on the surface of water, and walk underwater for as long as necessary, opening up new environments for this little bot to explore.