Using explosions to power soft robots

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Using small explosions produced by a mix of methane and oxygen, researchers at Harvard have designed a soft robot that can leap as much as a foot in the air. That ability to jump could one day prove critical in allowing the robots to avoid obstacles during search and rescue operations following a disaster. Read more in the Harvard Gazette: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/02/robots-with-lift/

Published 2013-02-13 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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