Robot can grow without moving its whole body

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Re: Robot can grow without moving its whole body

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Stanford researchers have developed a new type of soft, growing robot.

This newly developed vine-like robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. It could prove useful in search and rescue operations and medical applications.

Inspired by natural organisms that cover distance by growing – such as vines, fungi and nerve cells – the researchers have made a proof of concept of their soft, growing robot and have run it through some challenging tests.

To investigate what their robot can do, the group created prototypes that move through various obstacles, travel toward a designated goal, and grow into a free-standing structure. This robot could serve a wide range of purposes, particularly in the realms of search and rescue and medical device.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36v_HUfbnw

Interesting development where they take the old party blow toy and make it expand with directional control!

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