Looking Up: Robotic Space Worms

Published on January 29, 2024 by WGUC

Via sister-station 91.7 WVXU’s Looking Up podcast: Host Dean Regas chats with Dr. Riddhi Das, a soft robotics researcher developing earthworm-inspired robots for planetary exploration. They discuss how these wriggly-yet-rigid innovations, with autonomous drive and locomotive capabilities, will navigate challenging terrains and their potential applications in space exploration.

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