Microscopic like a bacterium or soft like a jellyfish, the robots of the future will no longer be stiff emotionless metal monsters. This new generation of machines, biodegradable and capable of interacting with the human body, will help us conquer planets, repair the environment, or cure illnesses. `Typically, when people think about robots, they think about science fiction films - Star wars, Star Trek or Terminator,` said Jonathan Rossiter - one of the biggest international experts in soft robotics and smart materials - during the presentation of the book the Next Step: Exponential life, in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Reality is, however, quite...
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