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Estonian Research Council

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A robot with "moose shoes". Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly enhance robot mobility on challenging terrains like mud and wet snow.

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Pictures are the courtesy of the Centre for Biorobotics, Taltech (Simon Pierre Godon)

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Pictures are the courtesy of the Centre for Biorobotics, Taltech (Simon Pierre Godon)

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