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The new "growing robot" can be programmed to grow, or extend, in different directions, based on the sequence of chain units that are locked and fed out from the "growing tip," or gearbox.
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Image courtesy of Harry Asada, Tongxi Yan, Emily Kamienski and Seiichi Teshigawara
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