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Robotics => General Robotics Talk => Topic started by: Freddy on August 27, 2016, 04:32:43 pm

Title: Squishy 'Octobot' Moves Autonomously
Post by: Freddy on August 27, 2016, 04:32:43 pm
It doesn't do much but it's an interesting development.

(https://aidreams.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2Fnature_2016_press_image1-a2792ded4d5b85b053656e3840f2557a18f51688-s800-c85.jpg&hash=573684c1d6fce6b45e619692dda05ba3ac0e869d)

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The squishy eight-legged robot described in the journal Nature is made entirely out of soft, flexible materials, runs on hydrogen peroxide, and looks like a 2-centimeter-tall baby octopus.

Full article here : http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/24/491224545/watch-squishy-octobot-moves-autonomously (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/24/491224545/watch-squishy-octobot-moves-autonomously)
Title: Re: Squishy 'Octobot' Moves Autonomously
Post by: keghn on August 27, 2016, 06:00:40 pm
New catalyst makes hydrogen peroxide accessible to developing world: 

http://phys.org/news/2016-02-quick-efficient-hydrogen-peroxide-poorest.html (http://phys.org/news/2016-02-quick-efficient-hydrogen-peroxide-poorest.html)