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Researchers from Morphing Matter Lab at Carnegie Mellon University have created an “e-seed” carrier that can be dropped by drones to drill seeds into the soil.
FibeRobo is a liquid crystal elastomer fiber that can change its shape in response to thermal stimuli. Compatible with existing textile manufacturing machinery, it could be used to make morphing textiles, like a jacket that changes its insulating properties.
"I would totally buy these ... it would be such a fun experience.”
The exhibition presents various systems of self-morphing materials, which are at the very forefront of science, imitating material processes that occur in nature so as to grow and develop.
New soft robots can shift from walking to swimming. They could one day be used in rescue situations or to interact with sea animals or coral.