Biohybrid robot made from flour and oats could act as a biodegradable vector for reforestation

PHYSorg
May 13, 2024, 12:53 pm218 pts
Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in collaboration with the University of Freiburg have developed a biohybrid robot, which consists of a flour-based capsule created using 3D microfabrication techniques, and two natural appendages from oat fruit capable of…

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