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Airicist
25th August 2016, 08:35
Developer - Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?8119)
Airicist
25th August 2016, 08:36
https://youtu.be/1vkQ3SBwuU4
Introducing the Octobot
Published on Aug 24, 2016
Developed by Harvard researchers, the first autonomous, untethered, entirely soft robot — nicknamed the octobot — could revolutionize how humans interact with machines.
Airicist
25th August 2016, 08:37
https://youtu.be/Y8GGTtq2_NU
Powering the Octobot: A chemical reaction
Published on Aug 24, 2016
Harvard’s octobot is powered by gas under pressure. A reaction inside the bot transforms a small amount of liquid fuel (hydrogen peroxide) into a large amount of gas, which flows into the octobot’s arms and inflates them like a balloon.
Airicist
25th August 2016, 08:46
Article "An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19100)"
by Michael Wehner, Ryan L. Truby, Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Bobak Mosadegh, George M. Whitesides, Jennifer A. Lewis, Robert J. Wood
August 24, 2016
Airicist
25th August 2016, 08:46
Article "The first autonomous, entirely soft robot (https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2016/08/first-autonomous-entirely-soft-robot)"
Powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ has no electronics
by Leah Burrows
August 24, 2016
Airicist
25th August 2016, 08:47
Article "Harvard’s Octobot is the first autonomous machine to be made with all soft robotics (https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/24/harvards-octobot-is-the-first-autonomous-machine-to-be-made-with-all-soft-robotics)"
by Devin Coldewey
August 25, 2016
Airicist
16th December 2016, 23:12
https://youtu.be/DfHehxz_-Hc
Meet the world's first completely soft robot
Published on Dec 16, 2016
This adorable robot uses a microfluidic chip to move, rather than any computer chips, batteries, or other hard electronics:
"Meet the World’s First Completely Soft Robot (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603046/meet-the-worlds-first-completely-soft-robot)"
Researchers use an ingenious design to make a soft robot that moves on its own.
by Julia Sklar
December 8, 2016