In A Nutshell Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso built a 3D-printed robotic rattlesnake fitted with a real rattle to test whether the rattlesnake’s defensive display genuinely deters ...
The robotic rattlesnake and experimental set-up. (A) Diagram of the 3D-printed robot rattlesnake. (B-D) Behavioral responses of a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) during each of the three trial types.
The GOAT robot can passively roll downhill configured as a sphere to save time and energy. Nature offers countless examples of animals responding to their surroundings with agility and resilience, ...