Necrobotics
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Necrobotics is the practice of using biotic materials as robotic components.[1] In July 2022, researchers in the Preston Innovation Lab at Rice University in Houston, Texas published a paper in Advanced Science introducing the concept and demonstrating its capability by repurposing dead spiders as robotic grippers and applying pressurized air to activate their gripping arms.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Necrobotics: Biotic Materials as Ready-to-Use Actuators". Wiley-VCH. July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Necrobotics: Dead Spiders Reincarnated as Robot Grippers". IEEE Spectrum. July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Rice engineers get a grip with 'necrobotic' spiders". Rice News | News and Media Relations | Rice University.
- ^ Vincent, James (July 28, 2022). "Scientists reanimate dead spiders as robot gripping claws". The Verge.