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Robot, heal thyself

11-16-2006 · EurekAlert!

Joshua Bongard, at the University of Vermont, has invented robots that can self-heal. For example, they can detect a missing leg and invent ways to continue walking. Bongard's research, "Resilient Machines through Continuous Self Modeling," will appear in Science, November 17. NASA has "a need for planetary robotic rovers to be able to fix things on their own," said Bongard. Even if f they are damaged, robots must be able to continue their mission.

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