Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sam Otto

Hyeon Seok An

‘Robot blood’ powers soft-bodied jellyfish and worm robots

Chongchan Kim

Anastasia Bizyaeva

Anand Kumar Mishra

The Body Is The Battery: ‘Robot Blood’ Powers These Soft Robots

Cornell uses ‘robot blood’ to give modular jellyfish and worm robots lifelike vigor

‘Embodied energy’ powers modular worm, jellyfish robots

In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell research in battery development and design.

Tian received Presidential Early Career Award

Zhiting Tian, associate professor, was one of six Cornell faculty members to be receive 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced Jan. 14. Director of the ZT Research Group, Tian is known for…