Back to 2025 Annual Report page. Innovation An injectable hydrogel for local bone densificationA miniature swimming robot inspired by marine flatwormsMorphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantageUltra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signalsRobotics meets the culinary artsSoft brainstem implant delivers high-resolution hearingEPFL hosts RoboSoft 2025Eco-friendly aquatic robot is made from fish foodRobotic hand moves objects with human-like graspsComposites are going low-carbonSoft robot modules for new haptic interactions“Creativity connects me to my childhood”EPFL mourns pioneering roboticist Reymond ClavelElephant robot demonstrates bioinspired 3D printing technologyA hybrid photonic-terahertz chip for communications and sensingNew method instantly characterizes thousands of moleculesWho leads and who follows? A new way to read network flowsAn open-source AI platform to democratize protein designNew implant restores pressure balance after spinal cord injuryClever device drastically reduces the vibration from rotating partsNew 3D printing method ‘grows’ ultra-strong materialsA pill that printsMicrocatheter delivers therapies to the tiniest blood vesselsRoboticists reverse engineer zebrafish navigationAn electronic fiber for stretchable sensingA biodegradable smart sensor to monitor sensitive goodsBio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machinesHolograms boost 3D printing efficiency and resolution