Hopping Robot (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Hopping Robot

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This hopping soft robot harnesses the same physics as a toy popper. When the structure of a popper buckles, the energy released sends the toy flying through the air. Now, researchers have harnessed that energy and used buckling to their advantage to build a fast-moving, inflatable soft actuator.

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(Image courtesy of David Melancon and Benjamin Gorissen/Harvard SEAS)

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