Why not, programmable robots WITH intelligent shock absorbing joints and tendons? It really sounds like they are working toward integration with AI. I wonder if it has applications for multi ton machinery as well. Maybe it would allow them to scale up even further.

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Harvard researchers say they have developed a programmable metafluid they are calling an ‘intelligent liquid’  that contains tunable springiness, adjustable optical properties, variable viscosity, and even the seemingly magical ability to shift between a Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid.

The team’s exact formula is still a secret as they explore potential commercial applications. However, the researchers believe their intelligent liquid could be used in anything from programmable robots to intelligent shock absorbers or even optical devices that can shift between transparent and opaque states.