Episode 488
Chewing robot lives on a paleodiet
A mechanical masticator, or "chewing robot" gave the paleontologists something to chew on.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
July 20, 20164m 21s
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Show Notes
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have developed a chewing robot to study the tie between tooth wear and the dietary patterns of animals. Their shiny stainless-steel chewing machine with 3D printed parts can now show how the paleodiet of the animals and their tooth wear rate affected their lifespan as Aleksis Karme explained to Lucka Bibic. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
chewing machinetooth wearevolutionpaleontologyhorsedietary