Electronics-free DraBot uses air pressure, microarchitectures, and self-healing hydrogels to watch for changes in pH, temperature, and the presence of contaminants.
Intelligent Systems and Robotics
A spotlight on robots helps them turn “feeling” into movement
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Flexible microtools for safer, more effective surgeries
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Leaving no one behind: 21 conversations on designing education in AI and robotics
Building inclusive education systems will be key to ensuring no one is left behind and that advances in AI and robotics benefit everyone in society.
Artificial chemist 2.0
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“Robotic snake” can grip and pick up objects
Researchers in Australia take inspiration from nature to create a soft-robotic gripper that moves away from the conventional hand-like design.
Self-folding paper structures, right out of the printer
Scientists develop a simple method that mimics plant motion to get paper to fold itself after printing.
Jamming solids find use as all-purpose robotic skin
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