Gel-based robots, Soft Active Materials Laboratory and Zhao Research Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA


Fast and forceful gel robots

Published on Feb 1, 2017

Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent gel robots that can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish.
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"Transparent, gel-based robots can catch and release live fish"
Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.

by Jennifer Chu
February 1, 2017
 
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