Monday, 8 February 2016
Researchers at UC Berkley are building a robot designed to scamper through tight spaces with articulated movement similar to that of a cockroach. This project, partially funded by the US Army, is the first step in creating a highly effective search-and-rescue robot. The robot, called CRAM, has a jointed exoskeleton and a soft shell that allow it to move through spaces previously unreachable by modern tools. “[Cockroaches] are great at revealing nature’s secrets about design,” said Robert Full — one of the scientists involved in the build — in a comment to The Verge. Roaches — even robot roaches —…
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