Harvard’s Octobot is the first autonomous machine to be made with all soft robotics

Harvard’s Octobot is the first autonomous machine to be made with all soft robotics

For years roboticists have been looking into using softer materials for parts rather than the usual metal and plastic — sometimes even building entirely soft robots. But this Octobot from Harvard is the first that not only contains no hard parts but is also entirely autonomous.Robert Wood and Jennifer Lewis, both at the Wyss Institute for...