Gross creepy-crawly inspires robot design
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 08:40
in Physics & Chemistry
The fact that that U.S. cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) can ooze their way into rooms or cupboards through the smallest cracks, and hide in tiny crevices, freaks Americans out on some primal level. That the critters can then run at top speed, even when flattened out, is just bug icing on the cake. But to one researcher, that’s […]