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Airicist
16th January 2014, 01:27
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George M. Whitesides (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?9083)
Airicist
16th January 2014, 01:28
https://youtu.be/QpnLj-rzjIo
Multigait Robot
Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011
Video of a multigait soft robot undulating under a glass obstacle.
See our PNAS paper - "Multi-Gait Soft Robot", Shepherd, R.F., Ilievski.F., Choi.W., Morin.S.A., Stokes.A.A., Mazzeo.A.D., Chen.X., Wang.M., and Whitesides.G.M., PNAS, 2011
Airicist
16th January 2014, 01:30
https://youtu.be/z4Xq0OQ51Fg
Rubbery robot fingers play piano faster than a human
Published on Jan 15, 2014
A soft robot can bend in just 50 milliseconds to hit keys and play a simple tune
Airicist
13th June 2017, 17:37
https://youtu.be/CH-Glqny2QE
Harvard Arthrobots
Published on Jun 13, 2017
Inspired by arthropod insects and spiders, Harvard researchers have created an entirely new type of semi-soft robots capable of standing and walking using drinking straws and inflatable tubing. The team was even able to create a robotic water strider capable of pushing itself along the water’s surface.
"From drinking straws to robots (https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/06/harvard-scientists-use-simple-materials-to-create-semi-soft-robots)"
Harvard scientists use simple materials to create semi-soft machines that walk like insects
by Peter Reuell
June 13, 2017