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

Researchers create ‘soft robotic’ devices using water-based gelsElectronic Component News , Aug. 5, 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.