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

Scientists have developed soft artificial electrofluidic fiber muscles that can be bundled together like skeletal muscles to lift heavy weights or launch objects in the blink of an eye. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/3NZaYYD

A bat-inspired approach denoises ultrasound echolocation signals, enabling a palm-sized drone to navigate challenging environments while avoiding transparent or thin obstacles. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/484QmF0

A new Science #Robotics study demonstrates that robots can reproduce movements demonstrated by peers by aligning their abilities with the task’s objective, instead of just copying motor movements directly. scim.ag/4skRP2d

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