Engineers building robots have long taken their cues from the animal kingdom, but a team from Cornell University is turning to a different taxonomic kingdom: fungi. The researchers allowed mushrooms ...
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Building a robot takes time, technical skill, the right materials – and sometimes, a little fungus. In creating a pair of new robots, Cornell University researchers cultivated an ...
Researchers at Cornell University tapped into fungal mycelia to power a pair of proof-of-concept robots. Mycelia, the underground fungal network that can sprout mushrooms as its above-ground fruit, ...
Politicians have been working hard to reduce Texans' property taxes but now they're realizing it might be a lot of money if they do. According to the Texas Tribune Texas would need around ...
(CNN) — A wheeled bot rolls across the floor. A soft-bodied robotic star bends its five legs, moving with an awkward shuffle. Powered by conventional electricity via plug or battery, these simple ...