From toys to soft robots: an industrial design perspective

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How can we make robots soft and squishy? The field of soft robotics is focused on answering just that question, to create robots and devices that can carry out functions their rigid counterparts are unable to. This talk follows an industrial designer’s perspective on designing with and for human interaction with soft robotics. Discover the hurdles that designers encounter when testing their designs in the lab, and how they test these designs with people. Tag along on a designerly journey of creating a toolkit that allows children and adults alike to learn about and build their own soft robots.