Cockroach robot uses shell to overcome obstacles

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 08:20 in Astronomy & Space

Berkeley, California - US-based researchers have created a robot that can use its body shape to move through a densely cluttered environment. The team from the University of California, Berkeley based the robot on the humble cockroach and hope their design could be used to inspire future robot designs for use in monitoring the environment and search and rescue operations.

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