The robots of the future will hide in your garden under this pulsating silicone skin

The next generation of soft robots might be able to hide in plain sight, thanks to a newly
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developed, camouflaging skin that can rapidly transform from a flat silicone sheet to a 3D shape. The new camouflage, described this week in the journal Science, could help surveillance robots take on a texture that lets them blend into the background. But there’s a catch: it can only take on a single preplanned, built-in texture, such as that of bumpy rocks, or cabbage-shaped succulents. So unless a soft robot wants to hide in a garden, it’s going to have to wait for better stealth upgrades.                                                                                        https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/14/16467932/soft-robots-silicone-skin-camouflage-octopus-inspired-texture-mesh