Soft robotics research offers new route for weaving soft materials into 3D spatial structures

Soft robotics research offers new route for weaving soft materials into 3D spatial structures

Elastocapillary rolling transfer weaves soft film to spatial helical structure on curved substrates. Credit: Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh9232 Ever wonder why the most advanced robots always seem to have hard bodies? Why not more pliable ones, like humans have? Researchers working on so-called “soft robotics” attempt to incorporate the feel of living organisms into…

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Exploring how soft robotics can revolutionize minimally invasive surgery

Exploring how soft robotics can revolutionize minimally invasive surgery

First soft robot for colo-rectal surgery in human cadaver. Credit by: STIFF-FLOP An overview paper published in the journal Science explores artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots, including Professor Kaspar Althoefer’s scientific research unlocking the potential of flexible and adaptable surgical robots to revolutionize surgical procedures. Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS) has seen significant…

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