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3D Printed Hydrogel Stretches 1100% for Soft Robots

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Soft robots built to work in delicate, confined environments need materials that are soft, deform a great deal, and can be printed into complex internal shapes. DLP 3D printing can produce those shapes, but hydrogels printed this way usually come out stiff and limited in how far they stretch, which constrains what a printed soft…