Spotlights
Anand Kumar Mishra is a postdoc in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Dishini, a small village in northern India. He holds degrees from Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy, and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy, and his research at Cornell focuses on bioinspired soft robots.
3D Printed Sweating Robots
"Sweating paper" made headlines worldwide, capturing the attention of media outlets, blogs, and social media. Over 62 news stories, 13 blogs, and 308 tweets covered this intriguing phenomenon. Some notable media reports include:
Sweating Robot Beats the Heat
New Soft Robot Hands Can ‘Sweat’ To Lower Temperature
This robot hand can ‘sweat’ to stay cool
Soft Robot Fingers Sweat to Cool -Themselves A sweaty robotic hand could cool down about three times more efficiently than humans
Robot sweat regulates temperature, key for extreme conditions
Scientists build robot hand that can sweat This article is more than 3 years old Fingers made of hydrogels layers have pores that ooze water to cool down
Optical Waveguide Sensor
"Optical lace work" made headlines worldwide, capturing the attention of media outlets, blogs, and social media. Over 10 news stories, 3 blogs, and 75 tweets covered this intriguing phenomenon. Some notable media reports include:
Optical lace could make a ‘nervous system’ for robots
Optical Lace Could Give Robots Higher Tactile Capabilities
Nerve-like 'optical lace' gives robots a human touch
Soil-Swimming Robot
"Optical lace work" made headlines worldwide, capturing the attention of media outlets, blogs, and social media. Over 10 news stories, 3 blogs, and 75 tweets covered this intriguing phenomenon. Some notable media reports include:
Agtech solutions spotlight: Cornell’s soil-swimming robots
Earthworm-like agricultural robots to measure crop underworld
Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld