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Turtle-like robot adapts its shape and behaviour to move in different environments

Most robots are designed to operate in a single environment. Varying a robot’s body shape and movement patterns using a unified set of hardware components enables it to move efficiently in multiple environments, such as on land and through water.

This is a summary of: Baines, R. et al. Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis. Nature 610, 283–289 (2022).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03148-y

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