Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in coral reefs | MIT News
Made of silicone rubber, CSAIL’s “SoFi” could enable a closer study of aquatic life.
Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL
• mit
March 21, 2018 • ~6 min
March 21, 2018 • ~6 min
Worm-inspired material strengthens, changes shape in response to its environment | MIT News
A bio-inspired gel material developed at MIT could help engineers control movements of soft robots.
Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• mit
March 20, 2017 • ~9 min
March 20, 2017 • ~9 min
3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins | MIT News
By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots.
Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL
• mit
Oct. 3, 2016 • ~5 min
Oct. 3, 2016 • ~5 min
First-ever 3-D printed robots made of both solids and liquids | MIT News
System from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab 3-D prints hydraulically-powered robot bodies, with no assembly required.
Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL
• mit
April 6, 2016 • ~8 min
April 6, 2016 • ~8 min
Soft robotic hand can pick up and identify a wide array of objects | MIT News
Team from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab develops silicone rubber gripper and advanced object-identification algorithms.
Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL
• mit
Sept. 30, 2015 • ~6 min
Sept. 30, 2015 • ~6 min
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