Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments

A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into cloth that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure or vibration. Such fabrics, the team suggests, could be used in garments that help train singers or athletes to better control their breathing, or that help patients recovering from disease or surgery to recover their normal breathing patterns. (Learn more: news.mit.edu/2021/fibers-breath-regulating-1015)
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[@MrDsa04]

Dear MIT, How is your community so great? Hope to be a part of it!

[@RastaBIasta]

This is a perfect application for VR Gloves.

[@thomashowe855]

Holy heck! It would be great for haptic response.

[@srimanyupusuluri260]

Super excited . MIT create new things every second

[@JameBlack]

*two things every second

[@kritikagarg3879]

Three things every second

[@manamsetty2664]

Imagine hugging virtually

[@Aaqib..]

That will be really helpful for maintaining a proper posture, would prevent lots of spine problems.

[@meatsweatsland]

So, if the weaving strands were made of vibranium, we would be having fully flexible black panther suits? Nice

[@R4V1OL1]

Please make this into a VR haptic suit, yes?

[@liba01]

exactly my thought

[@KHANIDRUS]

0:13 - to creators: wow! you can use this to greatly improve swimming suits and make it "smart"! this type of surface convert turbulent flow to laminar like a dolphin skin! if such material is used in a pilot's suit, the pilot will be able to withstand more G-forces than usual... soft manipulators and transforming composites are next gen ! also this materials will save many lives with muscular dysplasia... Love MIT! From "Black Mesa" with love! 🙂

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MIT rocks and rolls! 💕 ☮ 🌎 🌌

[@nehatewari-mk8ez]

MIT is such an amazing thing

[@theesteady1]

Someone please make a suit for pain management with tech putting pressure on pressure points to relieve pain. We can do away with pain medicine.

[@soneriftar]

Soft robots are also being studied in the area of total artificial heart. It seems much more coming about it... Özgün hanım başarılar👍

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Özgün Hanım sağ olsun bu masada da varız 👍🏻

[@manamsetty2664]

Damn it's just in its infancy but it's really cool

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

looks like the same technology used in party horns...

[@yash1152]

lololol. on point 😆👍

[@平和-v1z]

Impressive technology!

[@lolhaipop]

This will be great addition to robotics as its muscles.

[@bhargav7215]

Robotic fiber+Nano technology lays the opportunity to design fictional suits 😁🔥

[@manamsetty2664]

Imagine guiding players correct positions to hold during games

[@notme5249]

I hear how my T shirt argue with me about size.)

[@ilyasyildiz6091]

It can be used for curing hump... I think very successful products can be created with the electronic system (Software + Electronic). Congratulations.

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I graduated from MIT in 1969. Reminds me the college life...........

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This university is a Dream for every student🇺🇸🇺🇸💯

[@cgmax7]

its good you make the discovery but really challenge is to make it into production

[@JuanGabrielOyolaCardona]

Great content, thanks for sharing :)

[@manamsetty2664]

Where can I find a paper on this matter

[@adiletk.3811]

Hello everybody! Excuse me can you someone tell me please how can i patent and sell for example new gadget or technology in USA if i not american? Or how can i contact for negotiations and try sell it to Samsung, Bosch...?

[@saitejgadiyaram1366]

Robotic fibres? Interesting. Robotic fashion is the future: Next level Nanotechnology

[@ngikngok6589]

Will be just one cloth adjustable to all size like "back to the future" movie????

[@m1pq1m]

Could this be used to finally make jeans that actually fit? 😀

[@brightvc021]

That's really awesome

[@mahsam6878]

Wow. Just wow.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Responsive robotic cloth: Exists. Me: This might be able to solve the stiffness problem in spacesuits. Them: We'll help people sing by forcing them to belly breathe.

[@luke_fabis]

A corset that squeezes your belly and tugs on your ribs to help you sing isn't going to kill you if it fails. And it doesn't need to be exceptionally robust either. Generally, you want to prove out a concept and identify potential issues before you invest too much into applying it to a big, expensive project like a spacesuit.

[@abdallahmohamedelhady6668]

Amazing 👏👏

[@srinivasams9323]

I want to make a lungi pant out of it

[@longking154]

amazing

[@amankumarsinghkushwaha3816]

This maybe used in Spiderman suit which autofits

[@deletedaccount2580]

Back to the future 🥴 anyone remember

[@nuvembook505]

Ótima Ideia

[@Opti-Mystic]

My clothes moving on their own ? ... I dunno if i could ever get used to that

[@yash1152]

thanks god someone is there who's skeptical too.

[@yash1152]

imagine u wearing such a neck warmer, and some external person somehow hacked it and then made it to tighten it to chock and kill. oh gosh :(

[@anjelpatel36]

mmm. I'm havin some ideas now o_o

[@JeusNimrod]

No more kegel.

[@freedhoelay5953]

Fascinating and sorta creepy. :)

[@jonatanfriederichs7519]

Breathing is not a valid option when it only hold and press the body ... It doesn't help the lungs' expansion

[@zairzubair1687]

I am in grade seven but I want to study into mit

[@Timko122]

:O Can I get these?

[@soneriftar]

yok artık

[@Duhans700]

It looks useful to make artificial muscles

[@DIDIpsyche1]

creepy.................. cool.

[@nocknock4832]

Sell to vr company

[@JeusNimrod]

PC. Politically correct. 😉

[@kiranjoshi1278]

One of the first 10 comments!

[@rachaelfleming7132]

Interesting ....like a boa constrictor! very cunning tactic if you were in a movie that was ww3 silent war on the people ...awsum technology and very dangerous also..be careful out there folks...

[@ethostheehot5619]

nothing new other than repackaging, and a slaughtering to the vocabulary of english langauge air mechanics? isnt erhe some words for that...im unable to spell...heh pnematics? NEw00fRZ nothing, new, nice job reverse engineering science from over a decade ago. >clap clap clap< HOPE IT WAS CHEAPER THAN THE LAST STUDENTS IN r&d LAB 101

[@tod4y]

Is it ok to be a guy?

[@ashrithmanda2037]

amazing