Researchers in Belgium say they have created robots that can "heal their own wounds," said Matt Simon at Wired. The squishy robots, made of rubbery polymers that look a little like jelly, can repair rips or tears in their material when heat is applied. As the material warms up and then cools, the network of microscopic chains in the polymer stitches itself back together, "mimicking the way an animal seals up a wound."
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