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Soft robots of the future may depend on new materials that conduct electricity, sense damage and self-heal

  • Written by Michael Ford, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Soft robots of the future may depend on new materials that conduct electricity, sense damage and self-healInteractions between people and machines continue to increase.Tecnalia/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Robots used to be restricted to heavy lifting or fine detail work in factories. Now Boston Dynamics’ nimble four-legged robot, Spot, is available for companies to lease to carry out various real-world jobs, a sign of just how common interactions between...

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