Robot, heal thyself
Adding heat to soft bots’ rubbery material closes up lacerations

SOFT BOT SQUAD Using an elastic, self-healing material, researchers created (from left to right) a robotic hand, gripper and muscle.
S. Terryn et al/Science Robotics 2017
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