In Langley’s makerspace lab, researchers are developing a series of soft robot actuators to investigate the viability of soft robotics in space exploration and assembly. By design, an actuator has chambers, or air bladders, that expand and compress based on the amount of air in them. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2V08IyR | NASA Langley Research Center

What’s next for robotics? Picture a wearable robot that adapts to your movement, like a second skin! Northeastern Professor Kris Dorsey explains how soft robotics could play a key role in the future of healthcare. 🤖 🏥 #Robotics #SoftRobots #RoboticsEngineering | Museum of Science, Boston

What are soft robots for? Professor Kris Dorsey breaks down the composition of soft robots and sheds light on the contrast between their abilities and those of metal robots. #Robotics #SoftRobots #RoboticsEngineering | Museum of Science, Boston