Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robots

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Robots perform many tasks that humans can't or don't want to perform, getting around on intricately designed wheels and limbs. If they tip over, however, they are rendered almost useless. A team of University of Illinois mechanical engineers and entomologists are looking to click beetles, who can right themselves without the use of their legs, to solve this robotics challenge.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 25, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news