Reprogrammable Digital Composite Enables Shape-Stable, Tunable Robotics Components

February 11, 2026
A programmable material built from modular units is offering a new way to think about how robots adapt to their surroundings. Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated a system in which mechanical properties can be written, erased and rewritten within solid building blocks, allowing structures to shift stiffness and damping without changing their overall shape.

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