Whitesides

Researchers develop ‘soft’ valves to make entirely soft robots By Peter Reuell In recent years, an entirely new class of robot — inspired by natural forms and built using soft, flexible elastomers — has taken the field by storm, with designs capable of...

On a visit to one Harvard robotics lab, the sewing machines stand out, while the head of another explains how and why lab members are studying termites in Namibia. Welcome to the new age of machines, in which scientists with seemingly disparate talents...

The Harvard Gazette's rundown of the top stories from 2017 includes a feature on Professor George Whitesides' new arthropod-inspired "soft robots." Read the full article below or browse the Gazette's most-read stories of the year. From drinking straws to...

In a recent paper from Soft Robotics, a team of scientists including Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor George M. Whitesides and Alex Nemiroski presented a class of robots called "arthrobots." Why "arthrobots"? These soft robots mimic the...

The Freie Universität (Free University) of Berlin honors Professors George Whitesides and Tobias Ritter On October 17th, Professor Whitesides was given an honorary doctorate by the Free University's Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy. In turn...