For his senior capstone project at Harvard SEAS, Viktor developed a new way for vine robots—soft robots that “grow” lon…
By Harvard University · AI
For his senior capstone project at Harvard SEAS, Viktor developed a new way for vine robots—soft robots that “grow” longer like a vine—to sense their own shape and orientation in space. "These robots are currently being studied for their uses in space exploration, specifically mapping cavities and crevices, but their soft nature means we need special sensors to detect their shapes once they've grown," he said. "The ability to sense one’s own position and location within an environment is…