A soft patch on the arm could soon let you steer robots with simple hand movements, even while your whole body is in motion.

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

Robotics has come a long way in the last decade, going from rare novelties to everyday helpers doing everything from vacuuming homes to performing intricate surgeries. And if you ask Assistant ...