MIT demonstrates slithering rubber robot

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Once upon a time, robots were imagined as human-like machines with a distinct body complete with head, arms, hands, feet, and legs. More recently, designers have explored the benefits of emulating other creatures and their capabilities, with robots that can fly like birds, run like cheetahs, swim like a squids or, in this case, slither like snakes. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have come up with a single 3D printed, soft-shelled tentacle that is designed to navigate through all manner of pipes, channels, and burrows... Continue Reading MIT demonstrates slithering rubber robot

Section: Robotics

Tags: Algorithms, Inflatable, MIT, Robots, silicone, Soft Robotics

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