I, ROLLBOT The crawling robot known as GoQBot can curl into a high-speed wheel (right to left). H.-T. Lin
Inspired by a caterpillar that makes like a wheel and rolls away from predators, researchers have created a robot that curls itself into a loop and peels out at speeds faster than a half meter per second.
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