The inspiration for the design is derived from papillae, a group of tiny muscles used by octopuses to change their movement ...

University of Iowa researchers have reported a key advance in the ease of flow and maneuverability for underwater vehicles.

A Korean research team has created a light-driven artificial muscle that functions independently underwater, advancing the future of soft robotics. The system, developed by the Korea Research ...

Using these artificial muscles, the team demonstrated fully untethered underwater soft robots that can grip and release objects or crawl through pipes—without any batteries, wires, or pumps.

Seoul National University of Science and Technology has mimicked the tiny feet of starfish to make tiny grippers for underwater ‘soft’ robots.

At an average age of 70, these women divers in South Korea still forage in the sea up to 10 hours a day and spend more than half of that time underwater.

Wheel of Fortune and American Idol star Ryan Seacrest displayed his buff physique during a workout performed in the water – ...