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ScienceDaily
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

A better way to control shape-shifting soft robots

Soft robots with shape-changing abilities hold potential for various applications, including in healthcare. [ more ]
ScienceDaily
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Artificial muscle device produces force 34 times its weight

Researchers have developed a fluid switch using ionic polymer artificial muscles that operates at ultra-low power and produces a force 34 times greater than its weight.
The artificial muscle is composed of metal electrodes and ionic polymers, and it generates force and movement in response to electricity. [ more ]
ScienceDaily
4 months ago
Artificial intelligence

New soft robots roll like tires, spin like tops and orbit like moons

Researchers have developed a new soft robot design that engages in three simultaneous behaviors: rolling forward, spinning like a record, and following a path that orbits around a central point.
The new soft robots, called twisted ringbots, are made of twisted ribbon-like liquid crystal elastomers and can roll forward, spin like a record, and travel in an orbital path.
The twisted ringbots could be useful for mapping unknown environments and their behavior is determined by their structural design and materials, rather than computer or human control. [ more ]
ScienceDaily
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Exposure to soft robots decreases human fears about working with them

Seeing soft robots in action can lower people's anxiety about working with them or being replaced by them.
Soft robots have a psychological advantage over rigid robots as they are more accepted when working in close proximity to humans. [ more ]
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