‘Doing the robot’ on the dancefloor would look more like ‘doing the worm’ if the dance move was inspired by soft robots! Soft robotics is an exciting sub-category of robotics that mimics the mechanics of nature – utilizing soft materials moved by pressure systems. Soft robotics engineer Jim Neilan and mechanical engineering intern Anthony Dempsey explain the benefits of soft robotics in human spaceflight and some of the skills that make for a good soft robotics engineer.

Bring the excitement of robotics into your class room with our ‘Design a Robotic Insect’ classroom activity: https://www.nasa.gov/stem-ed-resource...


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