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We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

  • Written by Tianyu Wang, Ph.D. Student in Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageLimbless robots may not need lots of complex algorithms when they have mechanical intelligence. Tianyu Wang

Scientists have been trying to build snakelike, limbless robots for decades. These robots could come in handy in search-and-rescue situations, where they could navigate collapsed buildings to find and assist survivors.

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