Self-folding 'Rollbot' paves the way for fully untethered soft robots

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Aug 21, 2019, 2:27 pm137 pts
The majority of soft robots today rely on external power and control, keeping them tethered to off-board systems or rigged with hard components. Now, researchers have developed soft robotic systems, inspired by origami, that can move and change shape in response to external stimuli, paving the way for fully…

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