Earthworm Jim would be proud of his mechanical kin – the Meshworm robot that is the brainchild of scientists over at the MIT. Just take a look at the video above of the Meshworm in action, and tell me that you are not mesmerized with its life-like movement. The Meshworm robot is a collaboration between researchers at MIT, Harvard University and Seoul National University, resulting in this soft autonomous robot which is capable of making movement through peristalsis, helping it crawl across surfaces through the simple action of contracting segments of its body, in a manner that is inspired by the humble earthworm. The robot is mostly made out of soft materials, and has been touted to be extremely resilient. Heck, stepping on it is not going to damage the Meshworm, even if you were to bludgeon it with a hammer as it slowly but surely inches away unscathed to a safe space. (more…)
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