US scientists develop a translucent polymer robot inspired in the squid

Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

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Scientists in the United States said they had devised a rubbery robot, inspired by the squid and octopus, which can crawl, camouflage itself and hide from infrared cameras. The Pentagon-backed gadget is the latest type of a so-called soft machine, meaning silicone-based robots that are made from squidgy, translucent polymers. Read full article

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British_Kirchnerist
Pity this is a Pentagon project; apart from that, sounds quite cool!
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