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N.C. State: High-Wire Act - Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires
April 29, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:

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High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires

Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams. The soft robot operates autonomously, can climb slopes at angles of up to 80 degrees, and can carry loads up to 12 times its . . .

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