Robot caterpillar demonstrates new approach to locomotion for soft robotics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that a caterpillar-like soft robot can move forward, backward and dip under narrow spaces. The caterpillar-bot ' s movement is driven by a novel pattern of silver nanowires that use heat to …

Source: NSF News - July 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news