What does a soft robot use instead of a rigid skeleton?

Flexible actuators.

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  1. Flexible actuators ✔
  2. Steel gears
  3. Wooden frames

Why: Soft robots use flexible actuators like air muscles and can behave differently from rigid robots.

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Answer: Flexible actuators. Soft robots use flexible actuators like air muscles and can behave differently from rigid robots.

  1. Robot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot
    Robots with silicone bodies and flexible actuators
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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