Science Robotics

The March 2026 issue of Science #Robotics is out! This month's cover highlights how #haptic feedback from wearable #exoskeletons can enhance coordination between violin duos during performances. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/412D2Nv

A new Science #Robotics Focus discusses the sci-fi novel Luminous, and muses on whether it is possible to create robots with the capacity for emotion. @robinrmurphy scim.ag/4uCd55a

A new intention-aligned imitation learning framework enables teams of robots to perform multi-step tasks by decoding the underlying intentions and matching actions to them. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4duh0uB

This week's Editor's Choice highlights a study by Valette and colleagues that evaluates a feedback system to improve gait and perception when using a knee prosthesis. @rlvalette Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4ux8f9q

Small robots that mimic the sensor-rich fly motion vision system could optimize flight dynamics without the need for complex computation. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/46N5vdO

Bidirectional #haptic feedback from wearable exoskeletons can enhance spatiotemporal coordination and musical alignment between professional #violin duos during performances. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4s9ZO27

A new Science #Robotics study shows that blowflies are evolutionarily tuned to optimize signal transfer from mechanical input to flight control sensors, which could inform future robotic designs. scim.ag/46N5vdO

A new Science #Robotics study demonstrates that #haptic feedback from wearable upper body #exoskeletons can improve coordination between violin duos more effectively than visual cues. scim.ag/3Nc4c1m

Scientists have developed #dielectric elastomer actuators, or artificial “muscles”, that can operate at low voltages while still producing high output to drive untethered, soft robotic fish movements. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/3MEBtSp

A new Science #Robotics study describes a method that enables robotic modules to share their resources with a “dead” neighbor, overcoming failure to ensure the reliability of robot collectives. scim.ag/3OyS3Uh

A #bioinspired eye can reflexively constrict or dilate its pupil in response to varying light levels like a human eye, which could improve image detection and find applications in autonomous driving. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4r4eIq5

Scientists have developed rearrangeable robotic modules that can “bloom” like flowers to shade a sunlit room by sensing light levels and adapting collectively. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4jQpTQs

Scientists have designed a framework that enables a humanoid robot face to produce realistic lip-audio synchronization across 12 different languages, including English, Russian, Korean, and Arabic. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4aZB7Q9

A recent Science #Robotics study highlights a multitask policy that enables a robotic hand to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity, such as turning a bottle cap or sliding a snack sleeve out of a box. scim.ag/3ZCR5ss

Reconfigurable robotic modules could enable diverse locomotion modes, facilitate complex manipulation, and act as self-assembling blocks or as builders that coordinate bricks during construction applications, according to a new Science #Robotics Review. scim.ag/3N2wZoX

"Would you give four stars to a restaurant entirely staffed by robots?" In a new Science #Robotics Focus article, @robinrmurphy discusses the sci-fi novel Automatic Noodle and ponders over the challenges in robots cooking and perceiving flavors. scim.ag/4s9y5hB

A new Science #Robotics Review examines the design and potential applications of modular reconfigurable robot systems in locomotion, manipulation, and construction operations. @tinlunlam scim.ag/4aL6MTB

A new Science #Robotics study describes a #bionic eye that can simulate irregular pupils such as a cat’s vertical pupil for precise focus while hunting and a toad's heart-shaped pupil for improved depth perception. scim.ag/4r4eIq5

Fostering relationships with disabled communities could invite meaningful feedback during the design of assistive technologies, which could spark innovations that serve diverse populations. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/3OPPa1v

A new Science #Robotics study highlights a high-performance #dielectric #elastomer that can operate at household voltages and drive wearable fluidic circuits and untethered soft robotic crawlers. scim.ag/3MEBtSp