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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2021-08-05 05:44 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2021-08-05 05:44 pm
Squirrel Parkour
Berkeley scientists are studying the biomechanical and mental abilities of squirrels. Anyone who has ever tried to keep squirrels out of a birdfeeder knows they are extremely agile and deviously brilliant. The idea is to gather inspiration to build better robots.
I have a suspicion this started with, "How do we beat the motherfucking cheetah?" MIT's mechanical cheetah (really more like a dog, since the spine doesn't bend) is a leading edge of robotics agility. But if Berkeley can build a squirrelbot, I'm going to call that a win. <3 science. :D
I have a suspicion this started with, "How do we beat the motherfucking cheetah?" MIT's mechanical cheetah (really more like a dog, since the spine doesn't bend) is a leading edge of robotics agility. But if Berkeley can build a squirrelbot, I'm going to call that a win. <3 science. :D
*laugh*