A soft robot has no problem moving with no motor and no gears

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msuniverse2026•about 5 hours ago

Why do these kept getting made? I feel like I see some new soft robot every few months or so. Are they used to infiltrate past grates in a sewer security system and slide under lasers or something what is up with these???

degamad•about 4 hours ago

Literally the first line of the article:

> With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs inside the body and help explore dangerous environments.

smusamashah•about 3 hours ago

Article with better quality video here https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-origami-robot-built-prin...

world2vec•about 4 hours ago

There's this YouTube channel called "soiboi soft"[0] that is doing many experiments with air-powered soft robotics and microfluidics.

It's a pretty cool concept and might have interesting albeit niche applications.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/@soiboisoft