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==== Robotics ====
There have also been limited studies on using these materials in [[robotics]], for example the hobbyist robot [[Stiquito]] (and "Roboterfrau Lara"<ref>[http://www.lararobot.de/ The Lara Project – G1 and G2]. Lararobot.de. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.</ref>), as they make it possible to create very lightweight robots. Recently, a prosthetic hand was introduced by Loh et al. that can almost replicate the motions of a human hand [Loh2005]. Other biomimetic applications are also being explored. Weak points of the technology are energy inefficiency, [[#Response time and response symmetry|slow response times]], and large [[hysteresis]].