Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Harvard cross-disciplinary institute focused on biologically inspired engineering; contributed to soft robotics, including the Octobot.
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Octobot: First Autonomous Soft Robot Using Microfluidic Logic
On 24 August 2016, researchers at Harvard University published the design of Octobot, the first autonomous, entirely soft robot. Powered by a chemical reaction and controlled by microfluidic logic, it required no electronics, batteries, or rigid components.