A team of engineers from Rice University have developed a flexible octopus-like robot arm that is controlled by laser beams.

Circularly polarized laser (CPL) emission spectra from a DCM-doped chiral liquid crystal (CLC) cell, filled with 5.9 wt% of R-1011 in RDP-60774. The chemical structures of RDP-60774, R-1011 and ...

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Researchers at Rice University have developed a groundbreaking soft robotic arm that moves using only laser light—no wires, ...

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Soon, a flexible octopus-like robot could be completely free of wires or internal electronics. Engineers at Rice University have unveiled a new soft robotic arm controlled by laser beams.  ...

In a proof-of-concept study that integrates smart materials, machine learning and an optical control system, the Rice ...

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