The Future Is... Squishy Robots?

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Published on July 29, 2014 12:38:41 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4CQlk-rBOg

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Robots aren't all rigid and upright...or at least they don't need to be! In order to work in changing environments that may be in flux or unpredictable, robots should be more adaptive. This is where a new material developed by MIT mechanical engineers comes in. It is able to move between states to sometimes be strong, and other times flexible. How does it work? Kim Horcher, Tim Frisch, and Dan Casey (Nerdist.com) discuss!

Read more: http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/squishy-robots-0714

Watch more Dan: Youtube.com/Nerdist


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