These rubbery robots show just how far thinking about robotic form has come. I am sometimes surprised that these things haven't happened before, but many of these advances come to fruition with the development of new technologies and materials.
A parallel frontier is opening with the development of synthetic tissues to create movement. It is only a matter of time before we move from servos and actuators to biologically analogous materials.
Robots of all types would of course benefit from new motion technologies, but we mustn't forget that wheels and rotors are still very much the preserve of the made world and jolly useful they are too.
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