Squishy, Biodegradable Robots Pave the Way for Sustainable Electronics and 3d Printing

test g59e0fd5b0 1280 Squishy, Biodegradable Robots Pave the Way for Sustainable Electronics and 3d Printing

Takeaways:

  • Researchers have developed a biodegradable ink (made out of gelatin, glucose, citric acid, and glycerol) that they use to 3D print soft robots.
  • The gel can be re-used up to five times before it loses its mechanical properties after which it degrades without a trace.
  • The researcher’s goal was to make a recyclable and biodegradable material which could be shaped into complex shaped and could be valuable for surgeries and interacting with humans and animals.

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