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June 5, 2016

Soft robotics technologies are about improving people's quality of life in subtle but critical ways.

Walsh, whose NSF-funded projects include the development of a soft robotic exosuit and soft robotic glove -- both wearable technologies to restore or enhance human movement -- says affordability, comfort and convenience are important considerations in his research. "It comes down to: 'How do we apply as much force as possible in the most comfortable way?'" he says.

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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