Soft robots are beneficial because they are inherently safe for operation around humans.

“Because the fundamental structure of this robot is compliant, there's only some maximum force that it could ever exert on me. So it's inherently safe to be operating around people.”

Advanced robots may be made safer for human interaction if they are designed to be soft, flexible, and in various shapes and sizes.

“Instead, advanced robots might be made safer if they're soft, flexible, and all kinds of shapes and sizes.”