Tag Archives: Soft Robotics

The cost of a prosthetic limb may well approach and exceed 100,000$, depending on the sophistication. Additionally, customising a prosthetic limb requires several visits with a specialised doctor and follow up visits to make sure the limb fits as it should and to learn using it. Moreover, the cost of …

Soft Robotics Robots have been associated with something “hard”, most likely because their roots are in the world of mechanics, being built with cogs and bars. That was something that was clearly setting them apart from living things that are all made by some soft substance (we call it flesh….). …

Robotics researchers at San Diego UC university have announced the development of a soft glove that can provide (artificial) tactile sensation in a virtual reality world. They demonstrated it by playing a virtual piano, seen through VR goggles, providing the sensation of touching the keys with your fingers (watch the video …