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Sep 2026
SPROUT: The Open-Source Soft Growing Robot for Search and Rescue
Soft robotic systems have long been theorized as ideal candidates for use in search and rescue operations; however, there have been significant barriers to entry in graduating soft robotic systems from the laboratory to the field. To address this gap in replicable, reliable soft robot systems, we present the designs fo...
Antonio Alvarez Valdivia, Ciera McFarland, Robert S. Reeve et al.
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