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Oozing robot mimics amoeba locomotion

Posted: 16 May 2007  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: WSL robots  whole-skin locomotion project  mobile robots 

[Summary of tips] The distinctive whirring of stepper motors characterizes nearly all robots today, from fixed-in-place welders at General Motors to the mobile R2D2-style robots of science fiction. All that will change if Dennis Hong's whole-skin locomotion project is successful, since WSL robots will ooze toward their goals sans motors, gears o......
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