Recall those
stretchy transistors and bendy
silicon circuits? Now you can plumb them together with these
Roboden elasticated cables. Asahi Kasei corporation came up with the idea while trying to create cords flexible enough to power up humanoid robots. Thanks to its work with Spandex, the company knew human skin can stretch by a factor of 1.5, and a cable with similar properties would be ideal for juicing up them 'droids. USB leads are planned, among other types, meaning you could make it all the way to the fridge in your
heated slippers without unplugging. Check out the video below and you'll see why we're already designing next year's Tron costume for Halloween.
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