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Columbia University proposes Robot Metabolism: modular robots swallow parts to self-repair
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Researchers at Columbia University propose a concept called "Robot Metabolism": a type of modular robot that, after a leg is damaged, can discard the broken part and absorb new components from the ground or from other robots, achieving physical self-repair, growth and upgrading.
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- Columbia University proposes robot metabolism: modular robots can swallow other robots' parts to self-repair
A Reddit user relays a robot metabolism concept proposed by a Columbia University research team, in which a type of modular robot, after its leg is damaged, discards the broken part and absorbs new parts from the ground, achieving physical self-repair, growth, and upgrading.
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