The research will benefit from more than $3 million in funding.
Today, robots are being used to carry out delicate tasks, such as picking strawberries or apples, which have usually been the preserve of humans.
The self-healing soft robot project, which is funded by the EU, is led by a team at the Vrije University in Brussels , Belgium. The University of Cambridge, the ESPCI school in Paris, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and the Dutch firm SupraPolix are also involved.
According to VUB, "many" next generation robots are being built from materials that are soft and flexible, which makes them vulnerable to damage from sharp objects. The SHERO project will look to develop robots made from flexible plastics that can repair themselves without needing help from humans. It's envisaged that materials that can help with sensing and then triggering the healing process will be embedded into the robots.
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