Rethinking how robots move: Light and AI drive precise motion in soft robotic arm developed at Rice (VIDEO)

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Researchers at Rice have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, guided and powered remotely by laser beams without any onboard electronics or wiring.

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Photos by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Video slideshow by Silvia Cernea Clark/Rice University

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