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Uploaded by on Jul 16, 2008

Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19926645.500?DCMP=youtube

Researchers are trying to mimic the digging technique of razor clams to create a robotic version.

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  • 'It could be used to anchor oil rigs into seabeds.

    'It could also be used to anchor offshore wind turbines into seabeds.

    The world focus needs to change from oil to renewable energy sources.

  • by the time this robotic clam is made, oil price will reach USD 1000 per Barral.

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  • If it were possible to have an atom the size of a football, how much would its (approximate) mass be?

    (Would its weight be so great and concentrated that it would travel to the center of the earth?)

  • Who needs a gerbil when you can play with a clam.....

  • 100 canadian dollars per barrel

  • never seen a clam do that

  • Just because we broke is tis no reason to shirk the idea of fixing things.

    Some really polluted rivers are returning to life, so we should not underestimate nature, just give things a chance.

  • Good point.

  • cool cool

  • well its to late now we've done to much damage to the earth...

  • The medical application is probably more probable

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