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‘Failure to Thrive,’ or a Failure to Investigate?

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Robot caterpillar demonstrates new approach to locomotion for soft robotics

Robot caterpillar demonstrates new approach to locomotion for soft robotics
Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that a caterpillar-like soft robot can move forward, backward and dip under narrow spaces. The caterpillar-bot's movement is driven by a novel pattern of silver nanowires that use heat to…

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