Soft robotics is an emerging field in the robotic world with promising adaptability in navigating unstructured environments.

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Soft Machine's longest-serving member Mike Ratledge, who also worked with Syd Barrett and Kevin Ayers, has died after a short ...

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Mike Ratledge — co-founding keyboardist for the influential, proggy psych-rock band from Canterbury, Soft Machine — has died. He was 81. As Louder reports, the news was confirmed by former ...

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Thanks to an initiative by the Elizabethtown Noon Rotary, elementary-aged children can experience the joy of picking out a new book for their enjoyment.