An article by Jun. Prof. Philipp Rothemund has been published in Science Robotics. The publication, titled "Physical Control: A New Avenue to Achieve Intelligence in Soft Robotics," discusses the concept of physical control, emphasizing how intelligent functions can be embedded directly into a robot’s mechanical structure—rather than relying on software and high-power computation. Inspired by biological systems, the study highlights how soft materials with nonlinear properties, such as snap-through instabilities and rate dependencies, can give rise to autonomous behavior. Three categories of physically controlled behavior are discussed: oscillation, sequence, and reaction. The study explains to the broader field of embodied intelligence and proposes that mechanical design, when properly harnessed, can reduce computational overhead while enhancing robotic adaptability.