Soft, Skin-Like Structures for Robotic Locomotion and Transportation

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-35999
Published February 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

Stretchable, skin-like robots that can be rolled up and put in your pocket have been developed using a new way of embedding artificial muscles and electrical adhesion into soft materials. This new advance could create new thin and light robots for environmental monitoring and deployment in hazardous environments, robot grippers for delicate objects, and new wearable technologies.