Using paper coated with silicon resin and iron particles, researchers created an untethered soft robot that can move without any electronics. This magnetically controlled device can detect heavy metal ions in water samples with a color-changing sensor on its back.
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(Corresponding author: Gokhan Demirel, Ph.D.)
Credits:
Written and edited by Vangie Koonce
Produced by Kerri Jansen and Andrew Sobey
Narrated by Vangie Koonce
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff
Research videos from Gokhan Demirel, Ph.D., Kubra Ozkan Hukum, Ph.D., and Gorkem Liman, Ph.D.
Additional video and images: Andrew Horchler, Ph.D.; Case Western Reserve University’s Biologically Inspired Robotics Laboratory; Allison Okamura, Ph.D.; Stanford University’s Charm Lab; NASA; Shutterstock
Music: “Summer Breeze” by Harold Schenk from Triple Scoop Music
Sound effects: Soundsnap
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