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Color-changing robot

By Stephen Ornes / October 14, 2012

Tiny tubes filled with colored dyes let these soft robots blend in with their environments. Credit: S. Morin, Harvard University

Tiny tunnels within the “skin” of a robot allow it to blend in with or stand out from its surroundings

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged chameleons, color-changing, colors, DARPA, engineering, getinvolved, Harvard University, infrared, materials science, octopus, physics, robots, soft robots, topstories, University of Cincinnati

Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots

By Roberta Kwok / May 9, 2012

Biomimetic-Robotic-Fish_feature

The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response

Posted in STEM Careers, Technology & Engineering | Tagged artifacts, autism spectrum disorders, cool jobs, Engineering Careers, feature, robots, wake