HybriBot moves on the soil (IMAGE)
Caption
HybriBot combines the oat fruit appendices with an artificial component. The oat appendices react to the presence of moisture with movements. They rotate, intersect, and accumulate elastic energy, which, when released, moves the capsule. Their movements continue until the plant creeps into a fissure in the ground where it stops, allowing the seed to germinate. HybriBot's movement is not supported by batteries or other additional energy sources.
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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia/University of Freiburg
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