# @stem_antics on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DP1SQC8kZLY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76866315-stem-antics-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-15T14:06:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stem Antics (@stem_antics) — https://gondola.cc/stem_antics

## Caption

Soft robotics is redefining what robots can do. At Stanford, researchers built a pneumatic soft robot that doesn’t walk or drive — it grows, reshapes, and rolls. 

Key highlights:
	•	It’s untethered — it doesn’t need an external air source once deployed. 
	•	It uses isoperimetric design: same internal air volume, but joints shift and edges reconfigure to change shape. 
	•	It can roll, engulf objects, and morph from 2D to 3D structures. 
	•	An earlier Stanford version was a “vinebot” — a tube that everts (turns inside out) to extend its length. 

Why it matters:
	•	Safer around humans because it’s soft and deformable
	•	Useful in tight/confined spaces (search & rescue, exploration)
	•	Opens new design space — robots that morph instead of just actuating rigid joints

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## Tags

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