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Scientists Create Shapeshifting Humanoid Robot That Can Liquefy And Reform
« on: January 27, 2023, 07:34:43 am »
Scientists Create Shapeshifting Humanoid Robot That Can Liquefy And Reform
TECH
26 January 2023
ByMICHELLE STARR
 
The robot escaping its own cage. (Wang et al., Matter, 2023)
Scientists have made a breakthrough in robotics: a shapeshifting robot that can switch between liquid and metal states to navigate tricky environments without compromising on strength.

Because they can be both soft and hard, the small, sea cucumber-inspired robots can overcome the limitations of robots that are only one or the other, and thus have the potential to provide greater utility in areas such as electronics assembly and even medical applications.

Researchers made the robots navigate obstacle courses, remove or deliver objects to a model of the human stomach, and even liquefy to escape a cage before reforming back into its original humanoid shape.

"Giving robots the ability to switch between liquid and solid states endows them with more functionality," says engineer Chengfeng Pan of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in China.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-shapeshifting-humanoid-robot-that-can-liquefy-and-reform
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Re: Scientists Create Shapeshifting Humanoid Robot That Can Liquefy And Reform
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