Mini-actuators drive ribbon-thin soft robots (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Mini-actuators drive ribbon-thin soft robots

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Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated miniature soft hydraulic actuators that can be used to control the deformation and motion of soft robots that are less than a millimeter thick. This image shows a tendril-like soft robot that wraps around a cylindar and lifts it up.

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Jie Yin, NC State University

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