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Gumby-like flexible robot crawls in tight spaces

nec209
in Science News

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Harvard scientists have built a new type of flexible robot that is limber enough to wiggle and worm through tight spaces.

 

It's the latest prototype in the growing field of soft-bodied robots. Researchers are increasingly drawing inspiration from nature to create machines that are more bendable and versatile than those made of metal

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Read more here http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-eXC0s8-oqFHfZpGTu5Bp91m4_A?docId=aa2d83576c02480f84878b53aab593e6

 

wow interesting stuff !!

Edited by nec209

Cool. I bet sometime in the next decade or two these gumbies will be used for lots of practical stuff :)

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