Hacker NewsShoggoth Mini – A soft tentacle robot powered by GPT-4o and RL
https://www.matthieulc.com/posts/shoggoth-mini
#HackerNews #ShoggothMini #SoftRobot #GPT4o #ReinforcementLearning #TechInnovation
Albert CardonaSoft robot with coordinated locomotion without explicit limb coordination. Or, how biomechanics does so much, and the nervous system only needs to steer it, episode Nth.
"Physical synchronization of soft self-oscillating limbs for fast and autonomous locomotion", Comoretto et al. 2025
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr3661
PS: by the way @SciMag it would make sense to offer to view or download movies individually, not as one single ZIP file with hundreds of megabytes.
#biomechanics #SoftRobot #robotics
MarcinSoft robot walking
Soft robot walking
Matt WillemsenAsymmetry Unleashed: “Brainless” Robot Can Navigate Complex Mazes
The new soft robot, made of ribbon-like liquid crystal elastomers, possesses an asymmetrical design allowing it to turn independently and move in arcs. This feature prevents it from getting stuck between obstacles and lets it wriggle out of tight spots.
https://scitechdaily.com/asymmetry-unleashed-brainless-robot-can-navigate-complex-mazes/ #Asymmetry #Brainless #Robot #Navigate #Complex #Mazes #softrobot
The new soft robot, made of ribbon-like liquid crystal elastomers, possesses an asymmetrical design allowing it to turn independently and move in arcs. This feature prevents it from getting stuck between obstacles and lets it wriggle out of tight spots.
https://scitechdaily.com/asymmetry-unleashed-brainless-robot-can-navigate-complex-mazes/ #Asymmetry #Brainless #Robot #Navigate #Complex #Mazes #softrobot
Asymmetry Unleashed: “Brainless” Robot Can Navigate Complex Mazes
Researchers have improved a soft robot's design, enabling autonomous navigation through intricate mazes. Its asymmetrical shape allows independent turns and prevents trapping, paving the way for innovative soft robot applications. Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple ma
Embedded PodcastThis week, Chris( @Stoneymonster ) and Elecia( @logicalelegance ) spoke to Kari Love ( @ikyotochan ) about soft robotics and robots in religion.
You can listen here ( https://embedded.fm/episodes/450).
Kari left us with this thought:
450: Swimming Through Nutritious Slurry — Embedded
Kari Love joined us to talk about soft robotics, robots in religion, and squishiness. Kari co-authored Soft Robotics: A DIY Introduction to Squishy, Stretchy, and Flexible Robots . Her website is karimakes.com . She was previously on Embedded 189: The Squishiness Factor One of the pneuma
@Stoneymonster @logicalelegance
Here's Kari's tip everyone should know from this episode ( https://embedded.fm/episodes/450 ):
EW (02:24):
Do you have a tip everyone should know?
KL:
If you cannot fix it, feature it.
450: Swimming Through Nutritious Slurry — Embedded
Kari Love joined us to talk about soft robotics, robots in religion, and squishiness. Kari co-authored Soft Robotics: A DIY Introduction to Squishy, Stretchy, and Flexible Robots . Her website is karimakes.com . She was previously on Embedded 189: The Squishiness Factor One of the pneuma
This week, @Stoneymonster and @logicalelegance spoke to Kari Love ( @ikyotochan ) about soft robotics and robots in religion.
Here's the transcript of the show: https://embedded.fm/transcripts/450
Feel free to read through and share your favorite quotes!
This week on Embedded, Chris( @Stoneymonster ) and Elecia ( @logicalelegance ) are joined by Kari Love( @ikyotochan ) to talk about soft robotics, robots in religion, and squishiness.
Take a listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/450!
Futuro Prossimo 
I ricercatori dell'IIT di Genova hanno creato un seme robot biodegradabile ispirato al geranio sudafricano, che si muove autonomamente senza bisogno di batterie o impulsi, e può monitorare il suolo. Splendido lavoro tutto italiano.
#softrobot #robotica #iit #tecnologia #futuro #futuroprossimo #italianext
https://www.futuroprossimo.it/2023/04/i-seed-il-seme-robot-che-puo-cambiare-il-futuro-dellagricoltura/
Il mondo della micro-robotica continua a crescere, con nuove interessanti introduzioni. Ecco il granchio teleguidato più piccolo del mondo (si, quella in foto è una moneta).
