Studying snakes' ability to stand upright could inform soft robotics and more

Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a ...
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This New Snake-Like Robot 3D Prints Its Own Body to Grow Longer

Three soft robotics researchers from Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy and the University of Montpellier in France have developed a unique snake-like robot that 3D prints its own ...
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Watch This Soft, Snake-Like 3D-Printing Robot Grow As It Moves

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...
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Venom-like soft robot uses smart gel to morph, stretch, and mimic biological motion

It bends, stretches, and slithers, just like a creature straight out of a Marvel movie. Researchers have developed a super agile robot that can shapeshift using a special electro-morphing gel, ...
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Innovative snake robot from CMU tackles urban search & rescue missions

ANCHOR MICHELLE WRIGHT SHOWS US ITS SLITHERY COUNTERPART. THIS WEEK, WE’VE BEEN TAKING YOU TO THE FUTURE WITH A LOOK INSIDE THE CARNEGIE MELLON ROBOTICS LAB TO SHOW YOU WHAT’S BEING DEVELOPED RIGHT ...