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Self-sustaining killer robot

Capt'n Midnight · 2004-09-09 21:17:10

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

09-09-2004 10:17PM

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

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

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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