Light-Powered Jumping Robots (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Light-Powered Jumping Robots

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Researchers from North Carolina State University have created teardrop-shaped soft robots that leap upward or forward when exposed to infrared light – and will keep jumping as long as the light is present. The work demonstrates a new mechanism for self-resetting jumping behavior in soft robotics.

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Fangjie Qi, NC State University.

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