Researchers create ‘soft robotic’ devices using water-based gels

Researchers create ‘soft robotic’ devices using water-based gels, Nanowerk, Aug. 2, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a new technique for creating devices out of a water-based hydrogel material that can be patterned, folded and used to manipulate objects. Michael Dickey and Orlin Velev, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured.