HybriBot (IMAGE)

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT

HybriBot

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HybriBot consists of a flour-based capsule created using 3D microfabrication techniques, and two natural appendages from oat fruit capable of moving in response to air humidity.  Its artificial capsule weighs 60 mg, about 3 times the natural weight. Once ready, the capsule can be filled with seeds of other plants and fertilizing substances.

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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia-University of Freiburg

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