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Self-sustaining killer robot

  • 09-09-2004 10:17PM
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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,805 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996366

    Biology / electronics / chemisty / wireless and eco friendly - so many forums to choose from :D

    a computer controlled robot that trives on bugs
    To survive without human help, a robot needs to be able to generate its own energy. So Chris Melhuish and his team of robotics experts at the University of the West of England in Bristol are developing a robot that catches flies and digests them in a special reactor cell that generates electricity.


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