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This Tiny Robot Can Jump 10 Feet High - Without Legs
https://scitechdaily.com/this-tiny-robot-can-jump-10-feet-high-without-legs/
By studying a slender, leaping parasite thinner than a human hair, engineers at Georgia Tech developed a soft robot capable of hopping both forward and backward.
Inspired by the jumping movements of a tiny parasitic worm, engineers at Georgia Tech have developed a 5-inch soft robot capable of leaping as high as a basketball hoop.
The robot, constructed from a silicone rod reinforced with a carbon-fiber spine, achieves jumps reaching heights of up to 10 feet despite lacking legs. The design was inspired by high-speed video recordings of nematodes, which revealed how these worms contract their bodies into unusual shapes to propel themselves forward and backward.
Their findings were recently published in the journal Science Robotics. According to the researchers, their work could advance the creation of robotic systems capable of navigating diverse terrains by jumping varying heights and moving flexibly in multiple directions.
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Inspired by the jumping movements of a tiny parasitic worm, engineers at Georgia Tech have developed a 5-inch soft robot capable of leaping as high as a basketball hoop.
The robot, constructed from a silicone rod reinforced with a carbon-fiber spine, achieves jumps reaching heights of up to 10 feet despite lacking legs. The design was inspired by high-speed video recordings of nematodes, which revealed how these worms contract their bodies into unusual shapes to propel themselves forward and backward.
Their findings were recently published in the journal Science Robotics. According to the researchers, their work could advance the creation of robotic systems capable of navigating diverse terrains by jumping varying heights and moving flexibly in multiple directions.
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