A flexible lens controlled by light-activated artificial muscles promises to let soft machines see

30/10/2025

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Episode Synopsis

This rubbery disc is an artificial eye that could give soft robots vision. Image credit: Corey Zheng/Georgia Institute of Technology. By Corey Zheng, Georgia Institute of Technology and Shu Jia, Georgia Institute of Technology Inspired by the human eye, our biomedical engineering lab at Georgia Tech has designed an adaptive lens made of soft, light-responsive, […]

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