In the Lab: Robots That Slink and Squirm - New York Times
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 04:08PM
Joel

In the Lab: Robots That Slink and Squirm - New York Times:

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James Estrin/The New York Times

Manduca sexta and its silicone rubber analog.

By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: March 27, 2007

MEDFORD, Mass. — The robot lies dissected on the black slab of a lab table, its silicone rubber exterior spread and flattened like a trophy snakeskin. Hair-thin wires run in a zigzag line along the inner length of its pale artificial flesh.

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