"Vine-Inspired FiloBot: A Soft Robot for Navigating Unstructured Environments"
TL;DR
FiloBot, a plant-inspired robot developed by Emanuela Del Dottore and her team, mimics the growth patterns of climbing vines by utilizing plant behaviors such as phototropism and gravitropism. What sets FiloBot apart is its ability to self-assemble using additive manufacturing and dynamically adjust its growth trajectory in response to moving light intensity, without relying on preprogrammed movements.
- FiloBot: Plant-inspired bot self-assembles, shoots up like vine Interesting Engineering
- This robot grows like a vine — and could help navigate disaster zones Nature.com
- Watch a plant-inspired robot grow towards light like a vine New Scientist
- A growing soft robot with climbing plant–inspired adaptive behaviors for navigation in unstructured environments Science
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