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iRobot's Soft Morphing Blob 'Bot Takes Its First Steps

iRobot's soft, shape-shifting robot blob can roll around and change shape, and it will be able to squeeze through tiny cracks in a wall when the project is finished. Video presented at IEEE IROS 20...  
 
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purplepandaco (15 hours ago) Show Hide
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It's just a base for future technology.
Romashk (2 days ago) Show Hide
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it's alive! )
When I first heard of chembots, I kinda imagined it like this... still a bit freaky, one of these things crawling out of you kitchen sink wouldn't be pleasant.
Stephenalverez (1 week ago) Show Hide
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That thing scared me when it went on a rampage across the table! I thought it was going to go slow, then, WAM!
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brillant
KarpKomet (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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darpa is the shiznit
chatboss000 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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This robot is gr8 tech--they should sell them--something like"get a real live blob pet" or something
hondica (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Next big thing will be blow-job robot :)
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WarezSoft (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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A terrible thing! Horror! :-)
artman40 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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We reached the Uncanny Valley quite a few years ago.
Guess now we're also discovering the Eldritch Funnel.

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