Scientists have created a tiny robot inspired by the humble inchworm, and it could one day help inspect damaged sewer pipes, ...

An inchworm has provided the inspiration for a robot that can move without any rigid parts. The robot mimics a flexing muscle and can be used to inspect sewer pipes or as an explorer on the planet ...

With all the sci-fi movies and books at our disposal, and with our imagination fueled even further by the increasingly daring space missions our species is attempting, it's not hard to imagine a ...

An inchworm provided the inspiration for a robot that can move without any rigid parts. The robot mimics a flexing muscle and ...

Inchworm robots driven by cunning coordination chemistry are on the march, their flexible bodies powered by nothing more than the warmth of their surroundings (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, DOI: ...