Heart Box (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Heart Box

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The soft robot is controlled with two valves, one to apply pressure for bending the arm and one for a vacuum that engages the suckers. By changing the pressure and vacuum, the arm can attach to any object, wrap around it, carry it, and release it.

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(Video courtesy of the Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS)

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