A submersible soft robot survived the pressure in the Mariana trench
The pressure in the world’s deepest ocean abyss can crush even the strongest enclosures, so researchers are taking another tack – using a silicone robot with wings like a manta ray
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The pressure in the world’s deepest ocean abyss can crush even the strongest enclosures, so researchers are taking another tack – using a silicone robot with wings like a manta ray
Pressurized Air Is All This Sideneck Turtle-Inspired Robot Needs to Creep Us Out 23 Feb 2021, 15:47 UTC · by 1 photo One such breed is that of soft robots. These are machines built from materials meant to mimic the ones usually found in living organisms, and capable of adapting to their environment. People are working on such creepy creations in the hopes of coming up with new technologies to use in anything from invasive surgery to exosuits. Being such a revolutionary concept, soft robots have, of course, caught the eye of the military. The Office of Naval Research, for instance, is b...