[Tyler]

iRobot Wins RFP to Create Liquid Shape-Shifting Robot
     

iRobot announced
that it has won DARPA's RFP for a
shape-shifting chemical robot. Nicknamed ChemBot, the robot should
be "soft, flexible, mobile objects that can identify and maneuver
through openings smaller than their static structural dimensions;
reconstitute size, shape, and functionality after traversal; carry
meaningful payloads; and perform tasks." The iRobot team will include
experts from Harvard and MIT, specializing in "chemistry, materials
science, actuator technologies, electronics, sensors and fabrication
techniques." Imagine: T-1000 from Terminator 2,
come to life.
   

http://robots.net/article/2568.html