Ultra-Light Robotic Insect Uses Soft Artificial Muscles to Move – Survives Being Flattened by a Fly Swatter Researchers at EPFL have developed an ultra-light robotic insect that uses its soft artificial muscles to move at 3 cm per second across different types of terrain. It can be folded or crushed and yet continue to move. Imagine swarms of robotic insects moving around us as they perform various tasks. It might sound like science fiction, but it’s actually more plausible than you might think. Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have developed a soft robotic insect, propelled at 3 cm per second by artificial muscles. TOPICS: EPFL Mechanical Engineering Nanotechnology Robotics https://scitechdaily.com/ultra-light-robotic-insect-uses-soft-artificial-muscles-to-move-survives-being-flattened-by-a-fly-swatter/