Snakelike Skin Gives a Robot the Power to Crawl
Snakelike Skin Gives a Robot the Power to Crawl
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 22, 20181m 6s
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Show Notes
Snakes, serpents, danger noodles. Whatever you call them, you’ve gotta respect them. I mean, have you tried getting around without any arms or legs? (Also, they can bite you.) The snake’s ambulatory secret is its special belly scales, which grip a surface like cleat spikes to help the reptile push forward. And now that secret has made it into robotics.
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