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ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA
Enjoy today’s videos!
EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications.
[ EPFL ]
Finally, a good humanoid robot demo!
Although having said that, I never trust videos demos where it works really well once, and then just pretty well every other time.
[ LimX Dynamics ]
Thanks, Jinyan!
I understand how these structures work, I really do. But watching something rigid extrude itself from a flexible reel will always seem a little magical.
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