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Robot Inspired by Plant Burrow Underground Engineers developed a soft robot that can move through sand and curve around objects where traditional robots struggle. Karen Kwon July 20, 2021 (Inside Science) -- When people think of a robot, they often imagine classical robots such as R2-D2 with their bodies hard and rigid. But lately, soft robots such as Baymax from "Big Hero 6" are becoming more popular. These robots, often inspired by nature, can bend and flex in response to their environment, enabling them to overcome challenges that more traditional robots had. A team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Georgia Institute of Technology developed one such robot that can travel underground. ... Read more Copyright 2021 American Institute of Physics. Inside Science syndicates its articles, columns, blogs and videos to news organizations. To initiate syndication, or request permission to republish our content (on a one-time or continuing basis), please contact Inside Science at insidescience@aip.org. News organizations seeking permission to republish Inside Science content must fully credit Inside Science as the original source of the content, include the author byline, and republish the original, unaltered form (excluding content titles, headlines, or sub-headlines). The reprint format can be seen here. Copyright conditions and usage terms are subject to change at any time without consent or any type of prior notice. To unsubscribe from all future mailings from Inside Science please click here. To manage your email subscriptions please click here.

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