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A look at soft robotics
While traditional robots are typically made of hard mechanical parts, a new trend in robotics is emerging to create durable and malleable robots using soft materials that conform to the human body. Kari Love, Soft Goods Engineer at robotics company, Super Releaser joins Hari Sreenivasan to talks soft robotics.
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