As such, the robot’s body is encased in a kirigami skin, which is a patterned, flexible material that produces asymmetric friction that functions like an earthworm’s setae, enabling the robot to apply ...

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Alongside a paper published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, the team also released footage of the robot in action.

(1990), Wolfe and Felgenhauer (1991), Mikami and Takashima (1993) and Lemmens and Knott (1994), in which substantial morphological changes occurred in the digestive system during metamorphosis by the ...

The authors examined the caterpillars’ setae, which are organs that detect the sounds of predators’ wingbeats, and found that electrostatic charges can deflect the setae. The findings suggest that ...