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</ul> </li> <li class="menu-item search"><a href="#" class="search-toggle"><i class="icon-search"></i></a></li></ul></div></nav><div class="archive-intro"><div class="wrap"><h1 class="archive-title"><span>Soft Robotics</span></h1></div></div><div class="site-inner"><div class="wrap"><div class="content-sidebar-wrap"><main class="content"><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Researchers create robotic finger that could perform medical examinations"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/trr-editor/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">The Robot Report Staff</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 9, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/researchers-create-robotic-finger-that-could-perform-medical-examinations/">Researchers create robotic finger that could perform medical examinations</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/researchers-create-robotic-finger-that-could-perform-medical-examinations/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Robotic-finger-1-CREDIT-Hongbo-Wang-featured-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-581089" alt="The researchers' robotic finger, which looks like a skinny, ribbed finger with an orange base." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Robotic-finger-1-CREDIT-Hongbo-Wang-featured-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Robotic-finger-1-CREDIT-Hongbo-Wang-featured-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Robotic-finger-1-CREDIT-Hongbo-Wang-featured-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Robotic-finger-1-CREDIT-Hongbo-Wang-featured-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Robotic-finger-1-CREDIT-Hongbo-Wang-featured.jpg 770w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>The researchers said this technology could make it easier for doctors to detect diseases like breast cancer when they’re more treatable.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Soft Robotics exits gripper business, launches AI-focused company"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/scrowe/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Steve Crowe</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 6, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/soft-robotics-exits-gripper-business-launches-ai-focused-company/">Soft Robotics exits gripper business, launches AI-focused company</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/soft-robotics-exits-gripper-business-launches-ai-focused-company/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="298" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Realtime_reporting2-300x298.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-580122" alt="Oxipital AI is a new company focusing on AI visual inspection tasks." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Realtime_reporting2-300x298.png 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Realtime_reporting2-150x150.png 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Realtime_reporting2-240x238.png 240w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Realtime_reporting2.png 740w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Soft Robotics divested its robotic gripper business to Schmalz for an undisclosed amount. A new spinoff, Oxipital AI, will focus on 3D vision and AI for inspection and robotic picking.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Researchers build flexible, soft robotic actuators"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/trr-editor/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">The Robot Report Staff</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 13, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/researchers-build-flexible-soft-robotics-actuators/">Researchers build flexible, soft robotic actuators</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/researchers-build-flexible-soft-robotics-actuators/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="248" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/northwestern-soft-actuators-300x248.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-579779" alt="a soft actuator that can stretch and bend was built by researchers at Northwestern University." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/northwestern-soft-actuators-300x248.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/northwestern-soft-actuators-150x124.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/northwestern-soft-actuators-288x238.jpg 288w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/northwestern-soft-actuators.jpg 550w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Learn how low-cost soft actuators enabled researchers to build a worm-like crawling robot.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="How robotics and automation can benefit from 3D printing, explains Replique"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/replique-io" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Henrike Wonneberger</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 6, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/3d-printing-can-transform-robotics-explains-replique/">How robotics and automation can benefit from 3D printing, explains Replique</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/3d-printing-can-transform-robotics-explains-replique/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="194" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing_1-copy-300x194.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-579676" alt="Additive manufacturing plus robotics can transform industries, says Replique." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing_1-copy-300x194.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing_1-copy-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing_1-copy-768x496.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing_1-copy-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/3D-Printing_1-copy.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>3D printing enables novel, lightweight structures for robotics, as well as new ways to use robots in manufacturing, says Replique.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="RoboGrocery from MIT CSAIL is a soft robot to pack groceries, pick recyclables"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/rgordon/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Rachel Gordon | MIT News</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 1, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/robogrocery-from-mit-csail-is-a-soft-robot-to-pack-groceries-pick-recyclables/">RoboGrocery from MIT CSAIL is a soft robot to pack groceries, pick recyclables</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/robogrocery-from-mit-csail-is-a-soft-robot-to-pack-groceries-pick-recyclables/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="194" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MIT_RoboGrocery_01a-300x194.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-579621" alt="The RoboGrocery system combines vision, algorithms, and soft grippers to prioritize items to pack." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MIT_RoboGrocery_01a-300x194.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MIT_RoboGrocery_01a-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MIT_RoboGrocery_01a-768x496.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MIT_RoboGrocery_01a-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MIT_RoboGrocery_01a.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>RoboGrocery uses soft robotics, sensors, and algorithms to handle a stream of unpredictable objects on a conveyor belt, said MIT CSAIL.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Ubiros Gentle grippers go all electric for reliability, flexibility"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/edemaitre/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Eugene Demaitre</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">April 26, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/ubiros-gentle-grippers-go-all-electric-for-reliability-flexibility/">Ubiros Gentle grippers go all electric for reliability, flexibility</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/ubiros-gentle-grippers-go-all-electric-for-reliability-flexibility/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="194" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GentleDuoMini_Ubiros-300x194.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-578869" alt="Ubiros soft grippers are designed for food handling." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GentleDuoMini_Ubiros-300x194.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GentleDuoMini_Ubiros-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GentleDuoMini_Ubiros-768x498.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GentleDuoMini_Ubiros-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GentleDuoMini_Ubiros.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Ubiros has developed grippers with force-sensing capabilities to bring automation to more picking tasks, explains President Onder Ondemir.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Project CETI develops robotics to make sperm whale tagging more humane"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">April 14, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/project-ceti-robotics-make-sperm-whale-tagging-more-humane/">Project CETI develops robotics to make sperm whale tagging more humane</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/project-ceti-robotics-make-sperm-whale-tagging-more-humane/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/project-CETI-featured-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-578700" alt="Project CETI boat with people interacting with drones." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/project-CETI-featured-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/project-CETI-featured-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/project-CETI-featured-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/project-CETI-featured-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/project-CETI-featured.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Project CETI is using robotics, machine learning, biology, linguistics, natural language processing, and more to decode whale communications. </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Punyo is a soft robot from TRI designed for whole-body manipulation"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/trr-editor/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">The Robot Report Staff</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">February 29, 2024</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/punyo-soft-robot-from-tri-designed-for-whole-body-manipulation/">Punyo is a soft robot from TRI designed for whole-body manipulation</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/punyo-soft-robot-from-tri-designed-for-whole-body-manipulation/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TRI-punyo-featured-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-578032" alt="Toyota Research Institute has developed the Punyo soft humanoid for full-body manipulation." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TRI-punyo-featured-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TRI-punyo-featured-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TRI-punyo-featured-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TRI-punyo-featured-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TRI-punyo-featured.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>TRI’s Punyo humanoid robot can manipulate objects with its whole body, giving it more flexibility when it comes to household tasks. </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="USC develops origami-inspired sensors for soft robotics"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">September 5, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/usc-develops-origami-inspired-sensors-for-soft-robotics/">USC develops origami-inspired sensors for soft robotics</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/usc-develops-origami-inspired-sensors-for-soft-robotics/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sensor-featured-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-567841" alt="sensor." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sensor-featured-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sensor-featured-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sensor-featured-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sensor-featured-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sensor-featured.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>The USC team built a 3D structure of electrodes that converts stretch and release to a process of folding and unfolding.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Soft Robotics mGripAI uses simulation to train in NVIDIA Isaac Sim"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/trr-editor/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">The Robot Report Staff</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">January 19, 2023</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/soft-robotics-mgripai-uses-simulation-to-train-in-nvidia-isaac-sim/">Soft Robotics mGripAI uses simulation to train in NVIDIA Isaac Sim</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/soft-robotics-mgripai-uses-simulation-to-train-in-nvidia-isaac-sim/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/soft-robotics-chicken1-featured-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-564842" alt="Soft Robotics" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/soft-robotics-chicken1-featured-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/soft-robotics-chicken1-featured-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/soft-robotics-chicken1-featured-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/soft-robotics-chicken1-featured-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/soft-robotics-chicken1-featured.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Soft Robotics applies NVIDIA Isaac Sim’s synthetic data to food processing automation in efforts to improve safety and increase production.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Video podcast episode featuring interview with Tatum Robotics founder"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/moitzman/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Mike Oitzman</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 21, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/video-podcast-episode-featuring-interview-with-tatum-robotics-founder/">Video podcast episode featuring interview with Tatum Robotics founder</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/video-podcast-episode-featuring-interview-with-tatum-robotics-founder/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tatum-robotics-featured-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-564363" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tatum-robotics-featured-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tatum-robotics-featured-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tatum-robotics-featured-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tatum-robotics-featured-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/tatum-robotics-featured.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This special video podcast episode features an American Sign Language translated edition of The Robot Report Podcast episode 98, an interview with Tatum Robotics founder Samantha Johnson.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Soft Robotics picks up $26M"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">November 18, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" 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https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/featured-web-soft-robotics-mgrip.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Soft Robotics brought in $26 million in the first closing of its Series C funding round to expand commercial deployment of its mGripAI.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Harvard researchers create soft, tentacle-like robot gripper"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">October 25, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/harvard-researchers-create-soft-tentacle-like-robot-gripper/">Harvard researchers create soft, tentacle-like robot gripper</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/harvard-researchers-create-soft-tentacle-like-robot-gripper/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tentacle-gripper-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-564139" alt="tentacle gripper" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tentacle-gripper-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tentacle-gripper-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tentacle-gripper-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tentacle-gripper-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/tentacle-gripper.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Researchers at Harvard have created a tentacle-like gripper that can grasp irregularly shaped or soft objects without damaging them. </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="MIT CSAIL creates materials that can sense the way they move"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 13, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/mit-csail-creates-materials-that-can-sense-the-way-they-move/">MIT CSAIL creates materials that can sense the way they move</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/mit-csail-creates-materials-that-can-sense-the-way-they-move/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/featured-web-MIT-CSAIL-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-563567" alt="programmable material" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/featured-web-MIT-CSAIL-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/featured-web-MIT-CSAIL-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/featured-web-MIT-CSAIL-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/featured-web-MIT-CSAIL-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/featured-web-MIT-CSAIL.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>The CSAIL team hopes their technology can be used to create wearable devices that provide feedback on how the user is moving. </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="MIT CSAIL develops robotic gripper that can feel what it grabs"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">April 18, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/mit-csail-develops-robotic-gripper-that-can-feel-what-it-grabs/">MIT CSAIL develops robotic gripper that can feel what it grabs</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/mit-csail-develops-robotic-gripper-that-can-feel-what-it-grabs/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/featured-web-gripper-that-can-feel-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-562457" alt="gripper holding a mason jar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/featured-web-gripper-that-can-feel-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/featured-web-gripper-that-can-feel-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/featured-web-gripper-that-can-feel-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/featured-web-gripper-that-can-feel-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/featured-web-gripper-that-can-feel.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>CSAIL’s Perceptual Science Group created touch sensors for their gripper, allowing it to feel with the same sensitivity as human skin. </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Researchers aim to create soft, shape-changing robots"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">March 14, 2022</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/researchers-aim-to-create-soft-shape-changing-robots/">Researchers aim to create soft, shape-changing robots</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/researchers-aim-to-create-soft-shape-changing-robots/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/featured-web-active-robots-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-562062" alt="active matter" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/featured-web-active-robots-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/featured-web-active-robots-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/featured-web-active-robots-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/featured-web-active-robots-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/featured-web-active-robots.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>The researchers are hoping to create robots made from many individual units that act individually but cooperatively. </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Soft actuators help MIT power nano drones"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">December 28, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/soft-actuators-help-mit-power-nano-drones/">Soft actuators help MIT power nano drones</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/soft-actuators-help-mit-power-nano-drones/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-MIT-tiny-robot-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-561294" alt="Tiny Robot" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-MIT-tiny-robot-300x195.jpg 300w, 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class="entry-time">December 25, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/ncsu-researchers-make-faster-thermal-actuator/">NCSU researchers make faster thermal actuator</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/ncsu-researchers-make-faster-thermal-actuator/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-ncsu-actuator-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-561280" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-ncsu-actuator-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-ncsu-actuator-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-ncsu-actuator-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-ncsu-actuator-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-web-ncsu-actuator.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>The key to the team’s actuator’s quick movements is in its bi-stable design, and the shape it prefers depends on the temperature.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="These robotic grippers are inspired by insects"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/bwessling/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Brianna Wessling</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">December 19, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/these-robotic-grippers-are-inspired-by-insects/">These robotic grippers are inspired by insects</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/these-robotic-grippers-are-inspired-by-insects/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/featured-web-robotic-grippers-300x195.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-561002" alt="A hexapod robot" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/featured-web-robotic-grippers-300x195.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/featured-web-robotic-grippers-150x97.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/featured-web-robotic-grippers-768x499.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/featured-web-robotic-grippers-368x238.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/featured-web-robotic-grippers.jpg 770w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>A research team from five different universities developed robotic grippers inspired by insects that are able to handle delicate objects.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/jchu/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Jennifer Chu</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">August 17, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/inflatable-robotic-hand-amputees-real-time-tactile-control/">Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/inflatable-robotic-hand-amputees-real-time-tactile-control/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MIT-neuroprosthetic-glove-01-press_0-300x200.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-560172" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MIT-neuroprosthetic-glove-01-press_0-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MIT-neuroprosthetic-glove-01-press_0-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MIT-neuroprosthetic-glove-01-press_0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MIT-neuroprosthetic-glove-01-press_0-357x238.jpg 357w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MIT-neuroprosthetic-glove-01-press_0.jpg 900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>A computer model relates a finger’s desired position to the corresponding pressure a pump would have to apply to achieve that position. Using this model, the team developed a controller that directs the pneumatic system to inflate the fingers.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="Watch a soft robotic hand play Super Mario Bros."><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/trr-editor/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">The Robot Report Staff</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">July 22, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/watch-soft-robotic-hand-play-super-mario-bros/">Watch a soft robotic hand play Super Mario Bros.</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/watch-soft-robotic-hand-play-super-mario-bros/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="158" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/soft-robotic-hand-nintendo-300x158.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-559979" alt="soft robotic hand plays nintendo" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/soft-robotic-hand-nintendo-300x158.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/soft-robotic-hand-nintendo-150x79.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/soft-robotic-hand-nintendo-768x403.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/soft-robotic-hand-nintendo-368x193.jpg 368w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/soft-robotic-hand-nintendo.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Guided by a set program that autonomously switched between off, low, medium, and high pressures, the robotic hand was able to press the buttons on the controller to successfully complete the first level of Super Mario Bros. in less than 90 seconds.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"></footer></article><article class="type-post entry has-post-thumbnail" aria-label="TRI shares design of Soft Bubble Gripper to advance technology"><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-author">By <a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/author/scrowe/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author"><span class="entry-author-name">Steve Crowe</span></a></span> | <time class="entry-time">May 26, 2021</time></p><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/tri-shares-design-soft-bubble-gripper-advance-technology/">TRI shares design of Soft Bubble Gripper to advance technology</a></h2> </header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.therobotreport.com/tri-shares-design-soft-bubble-gripper-advance-technology/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-300x200.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image wp-image-107177" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-357x238.jpg 357w, https://www.therobotreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TRI-Soft-Bubble-Gripper-Image-2-1500x1000-1-e1622037556837.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" 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'' : 'readonly'; #> <# if ( 'image' === data.type ) { #> <span class="setting alt-text has-description" data-setting="alt"> <label for="attachment-details-alt-text" class="name">Alt Text</label> <textarea id="attachment-details-alt-text" aria-describedby="alt-text-description" {{ maybeReadOnly }}>{{ data.alt }}</textarea> </span> <p class="description" id="alt-text-description"><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/" target="_blank">Learn how to describe the purpose of the image<span class="screen-reader-text"> (opens in a new tab)</span></a>. 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data.model.canEmbed ) { #> data-user-setting="urlbutton" <# } #>> <# if ( data.model.canEmbed ) { #> <option value="embed" selected> Embed Media Player </option> <option value="file"> <# } else { #> <option value="none" selected> None </option> <option value="file"> <# } #> <# if ( data.model.canEmbed ) { #> Link to Media File <# } else { #> Media File <# } #> </option> <option value="post"> <# if ( data.model.canEmbed ) { #> Link to Attachment Page <# } else { #> Attachment Page <# } #> </option> <# if ( 'image' === data.type ) { #> <option value="custom"> Custom URL </option> <# } #> </select> </span> <span class="setting"> <label for="attachment-display-settings-link-to-custom" class="name">URL</label> <input type="text" id="attachment-display-settings-link-to-custom" class="link-to-custom" data-setting="linkUrl" /> </span> <# if ( 'undefined' !== typeof data.sizes ) { #> <span class="setting"> <label for="attachment-display-settings-size" class="name">Size</label> <select id="attachment-display-settings-size" class="size" name="size" data-setting="size" <# if ( data.userSettings ) { #> data-user-setting="imgsize" <# } #>> <# var size = data.sizes['thumbnail']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="thumbnail" > Thumbnail – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <# var size = data.sizes['medium']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="medium" > Medium – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <# var size = data.sizes['large']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="large" > Large – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <# var size = data.sizes['full']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="full" selected='selected'> Full Size – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> </select> </span> <# } #> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-gallery-settings"> <h2>Gallery Settings</h2> <span class="setting"> <label for="gallery-settings-link-to" class="name">Link To</label> <select id="gallery-settings-link-to" class="link-to" data-setting="link" <# if ( data.userSettings ) { #> data-user-setting="urlbutton" <# } #>> <option value="post" <# if ( ! wp.media.galleryDefaults.link || 'post' === wp.media.galleryDefaults.link ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> Attachment Page </option> <option value="file" <# if ( 'file' === wp.media.galleryDefaults.link ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> Media File </option> <option value="none" <# if ( 'none' === wp.media.galleryDefaults.link ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> None </option> </select> </span> <span class="setting"> <label for="gallery-settings-columns" class="name select-label-inline">Columns</label> <select id="gallery-settings-columns" class="columns" name="columns" data-setting="columns"> <option value="1" <# if ( 1 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 1 </option> <option value="2" <# if ( 2 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 2 </option> <option value="3" <# if ( 3 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 3 </option> <option value="4" <# if ( 4 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 4 </option> <option value="5" <# if ( 5 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 5 </option> <option value="6" <# if ( 6 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 6 </option> <option value="7" <# if ( 7 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 7 </option> <option value="8" <# if ( 8 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 8 </option> <option value="9" <# if ( 9 == wp.media.galleryDefaults.columns ) { #>selected="selected"<# } #>> 9 </option> </select> </span> <span class="setting"> <input type="checkbox" id="gallery-settings-random-order" data-setting="_orderbyRandom" /> <label for="gallery-settings-random-order" class="checkbox-label-inline">Random Order</label> </span> <span class="setting size"> <label for="gallery-settings-size" class="name">Size</label> <select id="gallery-settings-size" class="size" name="size" data-setting="size" <# if ( data.userSettings ) { #> data-user-setting="imgsize" <# } #> > <option value="thumbnail"> Thumbnail </option> <option value="medium"> Medium </option> <option value="large"> Large </option> <option value="full"> Full Size </option> </select> </span> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-playlist-settings"> <h2>Playlist Settings</h2> <# var emptyModel = _.isEmpty( data.model ), isVideo = 'video' === data.controller.get('library').props.get('type'); #> <span class="setting"> <input type="checkbox" id="playlist-settings-show-list" data-setting="tracklist" <# if ( emptyModel ) { #> checked="checked" <# } #> /> <label for="playlist-settings-show-list" class="checkbox-label-inline"> <# if ( isVideo ) { #> Show Video List <# } else { #> Show Tracklist <# } #> </label> </span> <# if ( ! isVideo ) { #> <span class="setting"> <input type="checkbox" id="playlist-settings-show-artist" data-setting="artists" <# if ( emptyModel ) { #> checked="checked" <# } #> /> <label for="playlist-settings-show-artist" class="checkbox-label-inline"> Show Artist Name in Tracklist </label> </span> <# } #> <span class="setting"> <input type="checkbox" id="playlist-settings-show-images" data-setting="images" <# if ( emptyModel ) { #> checked="checked" <# } #> /> <label for="playlist-settings-show-images" class="checkbox-label-inline"> Show Images </label> </span> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-embed-link-settings"> <span class="setting link-text"> <label for="embed-link-settings-link-text" class="name">Link Text</label> <input type="text" id="embed-link-settings-link-text" class="alignment" data-setting="linkText" /> </span> <div class="embed-container" style="display: none;"> <div class="embed-preview"></div> </div> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-embed-image-settings"> <div class="wp-clearfix"> <div class="thumbnail"> <img src="{{ data.model.url }}" draggable="false" alt="" /> </div> </div> <span class="setting alt-text has-description"> <label for="embed-image-settings-alt-text" class="name">Alternative Text</label> <textarea id="embed-image-settings-alt-text" data-setting="alt" aria-describedby="alt-text-description"></textarea> </span> <p class="description" id="alt-text-description"><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/" target="_blank">Learn how to describe the purpose of the image<span class="screen-reader-text"> (opens in a new tab)</span></a>. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.</p> <span class="setting caption"> <label for="embed-image-settings-caption" class="name">Caption</label> <textarea id="embed-image-settings-caption" data-setting="caption"></textarea> </span> <fieldset class="setting-group"> <legend class="name">Align</legend> <span class="setting align"> <span class="button-group button-large" data-setting="align"> <button class="button" value="left"> Left </button> <button class="button" value="center"> Center </button> <button class="button" value="right"> Right </button> <button class="button active" value="none"> None </button> </span> </span> </fieldset> <fieldset class="setting-group"> <legend class="name">Link To</legend> <span class="setting link-to"> <span class="button-group button-large" data-setting="link"> <button class="button" value="file"> Image URL </button> <button class="button" value="custom"> Custom URL </button> <button class="button active" value="none"> None </button> </span> </span> <span class="setting"> <label for="embed-image-settings-link-to-custom" class="name">URL</label> <input type="text" id="embed-image-settings-link-to-custom" class="link-to-custom" data-setting="linkUrl" /> </span> </fieldset> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-image-details"> <div class="media-embed"> <div class="embed-media-settings"> <div class="column-settings"> <span class="setting alt-text has-description"> <label for="image-details-alt-text" class="name">Alternative Text</label> <textarea id="image-details-alt-text" data-setting="alt" aria-describedby="alt-text-description">{{ data.model.alt }}</textarea> </span> <p class="description" id="alt-text-description"><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/" target="_blank">Learn how to describe the purpose of the image<span class="screen-reader-text"> (opens in a new tab)</span></a>. Leave empty if the image is purely decorative.</p> <span class="setting caption"> <label for="image-details-caption" class="name">Caption</label> <textarea id="image-details-caption" data-setting="caption">{{ data.model.caption }}</textarea> </span> <h2>Display Settings</h2> <fieldset class="setting-group"> <legend class="legend-inline">Align</legend> <span class="setting align"> <span class="button-group button-large" data-setting="align"> <button class="button" value="left"> Left </button> <button class="button" value="center"> Center </button> <button class="button" value="right"> Right </button> <button class="button active" value="none"> None </button> </span> </span> </fieldset> <# if ( data.attachment ) { #> <# if ( 'undefined' !== typeof data.attachment.sizes ) { #> <span class="setting size"> <label for="image-details-size" class="name">Size</label> <select id="image-details-size" class="size" name="size" data-setting="size" <# if ( data.userSettings ) { #> data-user-setting="imgsize" <# } #>> <# var size = data.sizes['thumbnail']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="thumbnail"> Thumbnail – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <# var size = data.sizes['medium']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="medium"> Medium – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <# var size = data.sizes['large']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="large"> Large – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <# var size = data.sizes['full']; if ( size ) { #> <option value="full"> Full Size – {{ size.width }} × {{ size.height }} </option> <# } #> <option value="custom"> Custom Size </option> </select> </span> <# } #> <div class="custom-size wp-clearfix<# if ( data.model.size !== 'custom' ) { #> hidden<# } #>"> <span class="custom-size-setting"> <label for="image-details-size-width">Width</label> <input type="number" id="image-details-size-width" aria-describedby="image-size-desc" data-setting="customWidth" step="1" value="{{ data.model.customWidth }}" /> </span> <span class="sep" aria-hidden="true">×</span> <span class="custom-size-setting"> <label for="image-details-size-height">Height</label> <input type="number" id="image-details-size-height" aria-describedby="image-size-desc" data-setting="customHeight" step="1" value="{{ data.model.customHeight }}" /> </span> <p id="image-size-desc" class="description">Image size in pixels</p> </div> <# } #> <span class="setting link-to"> <label for="image-details-link-to" class="name">Link To</label> <select id="image-details-link-to" data-setting="link"> <# if ( data.attachment ) { #> <option value="file"> Media File </option> <option value="post"> Attachment Page </option> <# } else { #> <option value="file"> Image URL </option> <# } #> <option value="custom"> Custom URL </option> <option value="none"> None </option> </select> </span> <span class="setting"> <label for="image-details-link-to-custom" class="name">URL</label> <input type="text" id="image-details-link-to-custom" class="link-to-custom" data-setting="linkUrl" /> </span> <div class="advanced-section"> <h2><button type="button" class="button-link advanced-toggle">Advanced Options</button></h2> <div class="advanced-settings hidden"> <div class="advanced-image"> <span class="setting title-text"> <label for="image-details-title-attribute" class="name">Image Title Attribute</label> <input type="text" id="image-details-title-attribute" data-setting="title" value="{{ data.model.title }}" /> </span> <span class="setting extra-classes"> <label for="image-details-css-class" class="name">Image CSS Class</label> <input type="text" id="image-details-css-class" data-setting="extraClasses" value="{{ data.model.extraClasses }}" /> </span> </div> <div class="advanced-link"> <span class="setting link-target"> <input type="checkbox" id="image-details-link-target" data-setting="linkTargetBlank" value="_blank" <# if ( data.model.linkTargetBlank ) { #>checked="checked"<# } #>> <label for="image-details-link-target" class="checkbox-label">Open link in a new tab</label> </span> <span class="setting link-rel"> <label for="image-details-link-rel" class="name">Link Rel</label> <input type="text" id="image-details-link-rel" data-setting="linkRel" value="{{ data.model.linkRel }}" /> </span> <span class="setting link-class-name"> <label for="image-details-link-css-class" class="name">Link CSS Class</label> <input type="text" id="image-details-link-css-class" data-setting="linkClassName" value="{{ data.model.linkClassName }}" /> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column-image"> <div class="image"> <img src="{{ data.model.url }}" draggable="false" alt="" /> <# if ( data.attachment && window.imageEdit ) { #> <div class="actions"> <input type="button" class="edit-attachment button" value="Edit Original" /> <input type="button" class="replace-attachment button" value="Replace" /> </div> <# } #> </div> </div> </div> </div> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-image-editor"> <div id="media-head-{{ data.id }}"></div> <div id="image-editor-{{ data.id }}"></div> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-audio-details"> <# var ext, html5types = { mp3: wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes.mp3, ogg: wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes.ogg }; #> <div class="media-embed media-embed-details"> <div class="embed-media-settings embed-audio-settings"> <audio style="visibility: hidden" controls class="wp-audio-shortcode" width="{{ _.isUndefined( data.model.width ) ? 400 : data.model.width }}" preload="{{ _.isUndefined( data.model.preload ) ? 'none' : data.model.preload }}" <# if ( ! _.isUndefined( data.model.autoplay ) && data.model.autoplay ) { #> autoplay<# } if ( ! _.isUndefined( data.model.loop ) && data.model.loop ) { #> loop<# } #> > <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.src ) ) { #> <source src="{{ data.model.src }}" type="{{ wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes[ data.model.src.split('.').pop() ] }}" /> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.mp3 ) ) { #> <source src="{{ data.model.mp3 }}" type="{{ wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes[ 'mp3' ] }}" /> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.ogg ) ) { #> <source src="{{ data.model.ogg }}" type="{{ wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes[ 'ogg' ] }}" /> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.flac ) ) { #> <source src="{{ data.model.flac }}" type="{{ wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes[ 'flac' ] }}" /> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.m4a ) ) { #> <source src="{{ data.model.m4a }}" type="{{ wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes[ 'm4a' ] }}" /> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.wav ) ) { #> <source src="{{ data.model.wav }}" type="{{ wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes[ 'wav' ] }}" /> <# } #> </audio> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.src ) ) { ext = data.model.src.split('.').pop(); if ( html5types[ ext ] ) { delete html5types[ ext ]; } #> <span class="setting"> <label for="audio-details-source" class="name">URL</label> <input type="text" id="audio-details-source" readonly data-setting="src" value="{{ data.model.src }}" /> <button type="button" class="button-link remove-setting">Remove audio source</button> </span> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.mp3 ) ) { if ( ! _.isUndefined( html5types.mp3 ) ) { delete html5types.mp3; } #> <span class="setting"> <label for="audio-details-mp3-source" class="name">MP3</label> <input type="text" id="audio-details-mp3-source" readonly data-setting="mp3" value="{{ data.model.mp3 }}" /> <button type="button" class="button-link remove-setting">Remove audio source</button> </span> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.ogg ) ) { if ( ! _.isUndefined( html5types.ogg ) ) { delete html5types.ogg; } #> <span class="setting"> <label for="audio-details-ogg-source" class="name">OGG</label> <input type="text" id="audio-details-ogg-source" readonly data-setting="ogg" value="{{ data.model.ogg }}" /> <button type="button" class="button-link remove-setting">Remove audio source</button> </span> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.flac ) ) { if ( ! _.isUndefined( html5types.flac ) ) { delete html5types.flac; } #> <span class="setting"> <label for="audio-details-flac-source" class="name">FLAC</label> <input type="text" id="audio-details-flac-source" readonly data-setting="flac" value="{{ data.model.flac }}" /> <button type="button" class="button-link remove-setting">Remove audio source</button> </span> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.m4a ) ) { if ( ! _.isUndefined( html5types.m4a ) ) { delete html5types.m4a; } #> <span class="setting"> <label for="audio-details-m4a-source" class="name">M4A</label> <input type="text" id="audio-details-m4a-source" readonly data-setting="m4a" value="{{ data.model.m4a }}" /> <button type="button" class="button-link remove-setting">Remove audio source</button> </span> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.wav ) ) { if ( ! _.isUndefined( html5types.wav ) ) { delete html5types.wav; } #> <span class="setting"> <label for="audio-details-wav-source" class="name">WAV</label> <input type="text" id="audio-details-wav-source" readonly data-setting="wav" value="{{ data.model.wav }}" /> <button type="button" class="button-link remove-setting">Remove audio source</button> </span> <# } #> <# if ( ! _.isEmpty( html5types ) ) { #> <fieldset class="setting-group"> <legend class="name">Add alternate sources for maximum HTML5 playback</legend> <span class="setting"> <span class="button-large"> <# _.each( html5types, function (mime, type) { #> <button class="button add-media-source" data-mime="{{ mime }}">{{ type }}</button> <# } ) #> </span> </span> </fieldset> <# } #> <fieldset class="setting-group"> <legend class="name">Preload</legend> <span class="setting preload"> <span class="button-group button-large" data-setting="preload"> <button class="button" value="auto">Auto</button> <button class="button" value="metadata">Metadata</button> <button class="button active" value="none">None</button> </span> </span> </fieldset> <span class="setting-group"> <span class="setting checkbox-setting autoplay"> <input type="checkbox" id="audio-details-autoplay" data-setting="autoplay" /> <label for="audio-details-autoplay" class="checkbox-label">Autoplay</label> </span> <span class="setting checkbox-setting"> <input type="checkbox" id="audio-details-loop" data-setting="loop" /> <label for="audio-details-loop" class="checkbox-label">Loop</label> </span> </span> </div> </div> </script> <script type="text/html" id="tmpl-video-details"> <# var ext, html5types = { mp4: wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes.mp4, ogv: wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes.ogv, webm: wp.media.view.settings.embedMimes.webm }; #> <div class="media-embed media-embed-details"> <div class="embed-media-settings embed-video-settings"> <div class="wp-video-holder"> <# var w = ! data.model.width || data.model.width > 640 ? 640 : data.model.width, h = ! data.model.height ? 360 : data.model.height; if ( data.model.width && w !== data.model.width ) { h = Math.ceil( ( h * w ) / data.model.width ); } #> <# var w_rule = '', classes = [], w, h, settings = wp.media.view.settings, isYouTube = isVimeo = false; if ( ! _.isEmpty( data.model.src ) ) { isYouTube = data.model.src.match(/youtube|youtu\.be/); isVimeo = -1 !== data.model.src.indexOf('vimeo'); } if ( settings.contentWidth && data.model.width >= settings.contentWidth ) { w = settings.contentWidth; } else { w = data.model.width; } if ( w !== data.model.width ) { h = Math.ceil( ( data.model.height * w ) / data.model.width ); } else { h = data.model.height; } if ( w ) { w_rule = 'width: ' + w + 'px; '; } if ( isYouTube ) { classes.push( 'youtube-video' ); } if ( isVimeo ) { classes.push( 'vimeo-video' ); } #> <div style="{{ w_rule }}" class="wp-video"> <video controls class="wp-video-shortcode {{ classes.join( ' ' ) }}" <# if ( w ) { #>width="{{ w }}"<# } #> <# if ( h ) { #>height="{{ h }}"<# } #> <# if ( ! 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