Developing the color-changing robot took a year. "This quality is one of the advantages of soft machines — there is very little time between idea and prototype," Morin said.

Imagine a world where robots creep up on you: Electric motors just a gentle whir, hard shells changing color to blend in with their surroundings. Well, ...

A new robot can change color to matchor stand out fromits environment. What does that mean for the future of soft robotics?

Soft robots are made of silicone and use hydraulic controls to move across a surface or lift an object. Researchers at Harvard University have gotten these guys to walk around (albeit while ...

Gadgets This Color-Changing Robo-Chameleon Is Cool Because Now Robots Can Hide From Us Researchers could give the world the first practical adaptable camouflage.

“This chameleon robot recognizes the surrounding color and changes its body color accordingly as it walks around, which enables it to camouflage very quickly and actively,” says Seung Hwan Ko ...

An updated version of that robot has now surfaced from researchers at Harvard University that is designed exactly like the robot from last year with one notable addition. The new version of the ...

A new inflatable robot changes color when fluid is pumped into its "body." The high-tech camouflage could be a boon to stealth science.

Flexible robots, in (not quite) living color If you model your robot on a cephalopod, it should change colors, right?

These robots are test-beds for ideas about form and color and movement." Just as with the soft robots, the "color layers" used in the camouflage start as molds created using 3D printers.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University used machine learning and color cameras to train robots to grab clear and shiny objects.

Developing the color-changing robot took a year. "This quality is one of the advantages of soft machines — there is very little time between idea and prototype," Morin said.