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Grasshopper robot sets hopping record

Read more: http://technology.newscient... A new robot modelled after a grasshopper can jump higher than any robot ever has before.  
 
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Shalek (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Imagine a swarm of these!
francescoasroma (3 months ago) Show Hide
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god i love NewScientist. but i hate sandrines voice
MasonAndTucker (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Just like a bug, it doesn't have enough mass to damage itself in a fall. You can drop a beetle from a thousand feet and it will hit the ground and scurry off unharmed. It doesnt weigh enough to crush itself on impact.
xdegenerate18 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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My cellphone vibrator will start the apocalypse.
doctaword (4 months ago) Show Hide
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*sigh* That's starting to get really old
happycat808 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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BWAHAHAHA
pkhernandez89 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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Brilliant!
KYLYKaHYT (10 months ago) Show Hide
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Just hope they don't turn into robot locusts.
austinedwards1234 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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imagine this:the grasshopper goes to the moon....it jumps...and floats off into space......
Nabo00o (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Well, it's not impossible if they got big enough springs :D

Damn, just think about that...

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