Biomimicry II : Robots IV

In this week's second post I'll be taking about another of this blogs favorite topics, tiny robots. Still in stages of early development, this tiny little strip of photo-reactive plastic imitates structures in caterpillars, utilizing their their incredible strength to surface area ratios to leverage incredible power out of a tiny machine. Although it is barely over a centimeter long, this robot can move objects 10 times its size. Insects have commonly been known to posses such capabilities. The common ant has been observed carrying weight 1000 times its own over its head. From a design perspective I find this both inspiring and humbling. Modern science and Newtonian physics have brought us an incredible distance, but the natural world has a massive head start, and if interpreted properly, often proves to be an invaluable teacher in matters of solving the worlds most pervasive physical problems.

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