Friday 7 October 2016

MIT applies soft touch to robots with programmable 3D-printed skins



Spectators of the DARPA Robotics Challenge finals in 2015 would have noticed that many of the competing robots were padded up for protection in case they took a tumble. MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is looking to build customizable shock-absorbing protection into robots by using 3D printing to produce soft materials that not only dampen the impact of falls, but also allows them to carry out safer, more precise movements.

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Category: Robotics

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Robotics
CSAIL
MIT
3D Printing

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