Nidhi Subbaraman of BetaBoston writes about a soft, tentacle-shaped robot created by the Distributed Systems Lab at MIT that is able to navigate autonomously. “[T]he robot can make its way from one side of a pipe maze to another without humans getting involved,” writes Subbaraman.
The Associated Press reports on a new soft robotic fish developed by MIT researchers. The video features footage of the fish, which the researchers developed in an effort to make more lifelike robots.
The Washington Post features the new soft robotic fish developed by MIT researchers. The fish echoes the movements of a real fish and is safe for humans to work with as it is made of soft materials, writes reporter Fred Barbash.
“A team of engineers at the university's Distributed Robotics Laboratory has developed a soft robot fish, which is not only capable of taking evasive manoeuvres at remarkable speed, but is also entirely self-contained and autonomous,” writes Wired’s Nicholas Tufnell of a new soft robotic fish developed at MIT.
Boston Magazine reporter Steve Annear spotlights the new soft robotic fish developed at MIT. “The life-like machine is so realistic—in both shape and feel—that it mimics the movements of a real underwater creature to a T. In a way, it even has built-in gills to help it survive,” writes Annear.
Amina Khan highlights the new soft robotic fish developed by MIT researchers in the Los Angeles Times. Khan explains that the design of the fish takes its cues from nature, while the specially designed motors allow the fish to move at high speeds and perform sharp turns.
Bloomberg Businessweek’s Tom Moroney reports on a new soft robotic fish developed by MIT researchers. The fish, he writes, “can shake its booty on computer command and escape from an anxious angler’s grip nearly as fast as the real thing.”