Robotics
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The soft robo-touch
With lessons from vines and jellyfish — and aided by 3D printing — scientists are making shape-shifting advances in soft robotics.![Aiming high — with food, flights and factories Aiming high — with food, flights and factories](/sites/default/files/styles/image_m1/public/articles/25_0.jpg?itok=OQgUIOq7)
Aiming high — with food, flights and factories
Start-ups grade veggies and fruit, ease aviation and train robots to perform a spectrum of tasks.![In aid of teeth, words and drugs In aid of teeth, words and drugs](/sites/default/files/styles/image_m1/public/articles/7_0.jpg?itok=Q7z50ur-)
In aid of teeth, words and drugs
With nanorobots and data banks, ventures are resolving a spectrum of problems — from dental to oral.![No taste for waste No taste for waste](/sites/default/files/styles/image_m1/public/articles/18.jpg?itok=Us_gLFUA)
No taste for waste
Entrepreneurs are looking at saving time, money — and lives.![Spirit of innovation Spirit of innovation](/sites/default/files/styles/image_m1/public/articles/Prof.-A.-Thillai-Rajan%2C-Faculty%2C-Department-of-Management-Studies%2C-IIT-Madras%2C.jpg?itok=gXrlc8Fy)