Prepare to Be Hypnotized By These Delicate Paper Robots
Prepare to Be Hypnotized By These Delicate Paper Robots
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
August 22, 20184m 33s
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Show Notes
As far as plant names go, the sleepy plant—or shy plant, or shameplant, known more formally as Mimosa pudica—is hard to beat. Touch one of its leaves and it curls up like it’s embarrassed, the leaflets folding in on each other. It’s hypnotic and, well, kind of a surprising response for an organism without a brain. Now, the shameplant is getting its very own robotic doppelganger.
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