Artificial muscles bloom, dance, and wave

ScienceDaily
Aug 22, 2019, 9:40 am108 pts
Researchers have developed an ultrathin, artificial muscle for soft robotics. The advancement was demonstrated with a robotic blooming flower brooch, dancing robotic butterflies and fluttering tree leaves on a kinetic art piece.

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