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Harvard scientists have built a new type of flexible robot that is limber enough to wiggle and worm through tight spaces. The project, funded by the Pentagon\'s...

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December 9, 2011 12:52 pm

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Harvard scientists have built a new type of flexible robot that is limber enough to wiggle and worm through tight spaces. The project, funded by the Pentagon’s research arm, was described by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. as 5 inches long. Its four legs can be separately controlled by pumping air into the limbs, either manually or via computer. This obot a range of motions including crawling and slithering.