Are squid teeth the secret to building ‘self-healing’ robots? The Army thinks so
Todd South
Scientists working with the Army are employing a natural self-healing process using squid teeth in ways that could allow future engineers to manufacture self-fixing parts in soldier clothing, prosthetic legs, personal protective equipment and even robot parts.
The polymer they’ve been able to reproduce is based on a natural protein in the ring teeth of a squid that repairs itself when damaged.
Stephanie McElhinny, program manager at the Army Research Office, told Army Times that while applications for soldiers are still a few years away, what they’ve been able to do is already showing real promise.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/29/are-squid-teeth-the-secret-to-building-self-healing-robots-the-army-thinks-so/
