Robot brains are getting smarter and smarter, but their bodies are often still clunky and unwieldy. Mechanical engineer Christoph Keplinger is designing a new generation of soft, agile robot inspired by a masterpiece of evolution: biological muscle. See these "artificial muscles" expand and contract like the real thing and reach superhuman speed...

Imagine a robot. You're probably envisioning a clunky, rigid metal object that moves slowly and awkwardly. While robot brains have advanced in recent years, their bodies are still primitive. In this fascinating talk, Christoph Keplinger demonstrates his groundbreaking HASEL artificial muscles and explains why the future of robotics is soft. Chr...