Shape-Shifting Robots are Coming
Posted: October 14th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: General | Tags: iRobot, Liquid, Robotics, Solid | Comments“Jamming Skin Enabled Locomotion” or JSEL for short is the name iRobot is giving to its all-new technology, which for the first time allows a small robot to act like both a liquid and a solid, with tons of potential military and consumer applications down the road.
This DARPA funded project has huge military (as well as consumer) implications down the road.