Soft robots, time to ditch your slow brittle eyes for fast squishy ones

Soft robots, time to ditch your slow brittle eyes for fast squishy ones

The rubbery PHsYL (photo-responsive hydrogel soft lens) was inspired by the human eye

Analog cameras are nowhere near as efficient as biological eyes. If you’ve ever handled a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, especially if it had a zoom lens attached, you know how heavy they are, and how tricky and time-consuming adjusting their focus can be.

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Category: Robotics, Technology

Tags: Georgia Tech, Soft Robotics, Eye, Biomimicry, Hydrogels, Optics