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The development of stimuli-responsive polymers has brought about a wealth of material-related opportunities for next-generation small-scale, wirelessly controlled soft-bodied robots. For some time ...
Researchers from Tampere University have created a fairy robot powered by wind and light. The extinction of pollinators like bees poses a serious threat to biodiversity worldwide and has negative effects on human health by impairing food production.
Inspired by dandelion seeds, the artificial seed robot is equipped with a soft actuator made of light-responsive liquid crystalline elastomer.