Aquatic Microorganism Could Inspire Soft Robots Able to Move in Narrow and Hostile Environments (IMAGE)

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Aquatic Microorganism Could Inspire Soft Robots Able to Move in Narrow and Hostile Environments

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The elegant movements of Euglena, unicellular organisms that adapt their body deformations according to the environment, could be a model for robots that have to move in complex situations, such as soils, debris or even the human body.

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Giovanni Noselli

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