# The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2018
- Speaker: Giada Gerboni
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/giada_gerboni_the_incredible_potential_of_flexible_soft_robots)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Robots are designed for speed and precision -- but their rigidity has often limited how they're used. In this illuminating talk, biomedical engineer Giada Gerboni shares the latest developments in "soft robotics," an emerging field that aims to create nimble machines that imitate nature, like a robotic octopus. Learn more about how these flexible structures could play a critical role in surgery, medicine and our daily lives.

## Lectures

1. [The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/giada_gerboni_the_incredible_potential_of_flexible_soft_robots/921dd0045336), 10 min (TED's player)