Harvard team eliminates last hard component from soft robots

A new rubber computer combines the feel of a human hand with the thought process of a traditional computer, replacing the last hard components in soft robots. Now, soft robotics can travel where metals and electronics cannot — high-radiation disaster areas, outer space, and deep underwater — and turn invisible to the naked eye or even sonar detection.

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
April 2, 2019 ~7 min

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