ROBOT: polymorphic robot-a-machine
From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Fri Jan 12 2001 - 01:44:19 MST
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No job is too unusual for a breed of robots that reinvent themselves
http://www.newscientist.com/nsplus/insight/ai/droidforall.html
The scientists have developed what they call a polymorphic robot-a machine
that can change its shape to suit the job in hand. Shape-shifting robots
could be used as planetary explorers, or for search-and-rescue missions,
changing their shape to meet each new challenge and adapting to strange
and unpredictable environments.
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