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This soft robot could extend your life

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a soft growing robot that could be used to support rescue operations or in medical devices.

Inspired by the natural growth of things like vines or fungi, that stretch over a distance by growing, the team developed prototypes and put them through different tests.

"Essentially, we’re trying to understand the fundamentals of this new approach to getting mobility or movement out of a mechanism," said Allison Okamura, professor of mechanical engineering and senior author of the paper – published in a Science Robotics.

Full Story: https://www.innovatorsmag.com/this-soft-robot-could-extend-your-life/?mc_cid=193cee8772&mc_eid=c78671dfe4

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