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Airicist
17th August 2017, 22:54
Developer - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=17141)

Leader - Bram Vanderborght (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bramvanderborght)

Airicist
17th August 2017, 22:57
https://youtu.be/RH9NR7FLWks

Jelly robot can heal itself

Published on Aug 17, 2017


Soft robots are perfect for delicate tasks, but their softness makes them too fragile to use. Now a regenerating robotic material could solve the problem.

"Self-healing jelly bot regenerates when stabbed – just add heat (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2144245-self-healing-jelly-bot-regenerates-when-stabbed-just-add-heat)"

by Timothy Revell
August 16, 2017