The Brief A soft-robotic technology developed by researchers at Stanford University and South Korea’s KAIST allows users to put on protective clothing hands-free and in seconds. Researchers at Stanford University and South Korea’s KAIST have developed a soft-robotic technology that allows users to put on protective clothing hands-free and in seconds. Robotic clothesBig picture view:The system, inspired by climbing ivy, uses flexible, air-pressurized "vines" embedded directly into fabric. Researchers have developed a soft-robotic technology that allows users to put on protective clothing hands-free and in seconds. The hands-free system could streamline process times for workers stepping into semiconductor clean rooms or allow first responders to rapidly suit up in personal protective equipment (PPE) during chemical or hazardous emergencies.