The number one thing they complained about was their hands breaking all the time... The fingers, because they were rigid, they would just snap at the joints. - Aadeel Akhtar, PhD
Instead of making the fingers and joints out of rigid components like steel or machined metal or a plastic, we would use a 3D printed mold and inject silicone and rubber into it and make it flexible like natural fingers - Aadeel Akhtar, PhD
Soft Robotics
Hard and rigid is more ‘breakable’ than soft and flexible.
Seems a bit counterintuitive, but true.
Soft and flexible is more durable than hard and rigid for many applications.
Robotics in general, and Humanoids specifically, are developing faster than you might imagine.
Heard of AI. Now add arms, and legs, wheels and wings, add mobility, hands, autonomy, and the the ability to interact with the physical world.
Physical AI, Embodied AI, pick your favorite.
Want to learn more?
Humanoids Summit is making its first trip to Seoul, South Korea.
What are Humanoids doing in Seoul, South Korea?
Would you be surprised if I said welding steel in the shipbuilding yards?
I’m not making this up. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Google “Persona AI, Humanoid Welder”
Want to meet Nic in person?
Who’s headed to Humanoids Summit Seoul in September?
More on Humanoids Summit here, including Seoul 2026-Sept and Silicon Valley 2026-Dec.
My full-length conversation with Aadeel
Transforming Lives and Robotics: Jeff Frick talks with Aadeel Akhtar, PhD, PSYONIC - via Humanoids Summit
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