Developer - BioRobotics Institute - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Team:
Matteo Cianchetti
Giada Gerboni
Cecilia Laschi
https://youtu.be/A7AFsk40NGE
Soft robots
Published on Feb 3, 2016
Article "Get ready for a soft robot showdown in April"Quote:
Robots aren’t usually soft and squidgy. But inspired by the the octopus, engineers are creating robots that can twist their way around problems that rigid robots can’t handle.
The machines are coming and they are floppy
by Kelsey D. Atherton
February 3, 2016
Article "Robot Octopus Points the Way to Soft Robotics With Eight Wiggly Arms"
A squishy underwater robot with limbs that bend in every direction requires unusual control strategies
by Cecilia Laschi
August 15, 2016