What’s the easiest way to pick up soft-bodied sea creatures? 3D-printed soft robots. Watch as an interdisciplinary team of marine biologists, engineers, and roboticists create custom-made soft grippers on-board the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor, allowing them to safely sample many types of delicate sea life in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA).
Additional Footage Supplied By: The Schmidt Ocean Institute, National Geographic and NOAA
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Learn more at wyss.harvard.edu/a-soft-on-the-fly-solution-to-a-hard-underwater-problem