For those interested in soft robotics, a variety of labs have put in common their knowledge and made it open source.
To get started: http://softroboticstoolkit.com/
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We have to play with that !
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Yes very interisting! The pressure sensor using barometer particularly. It should avoid the use of force resistive sensors which are not very reliable.
Moreover it seems to be low cost.
Article describing the kit:
Holland Dónal P., Park Evelyn J., Polygerinos Panagiotis, Bennett Gareth J., and Walsh Conor J… Soft Robotics. September 2014, 1(3): 224-230. doi:10.1089/soro.2014.0010.
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/soro.2014.0010