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Thread: Octobot, soft octopus robot, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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    Octobot, soft octopus robot, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA


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    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.

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    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.

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    Article "An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots"

    by Michael Wehner, Ryan L. Truby, Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Bobak Mosadegh, George M. Whitesides, Jennifer A. Lewis, Robert J. Wood
    August 24, 2016

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    Article "The 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

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    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"
    Researchers use an ingenious design to make a soft robot that moves on its own.

    by Julia Sklar
    December 8, 2016

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