The researchers at Harvard University have made a robot that can camouflage itself!
It’s not quite a chameleon, or even an octopus. It’s more like… a sticky hand that can blend in with its surroundings. It’s a robot that moves around and changes color by pumping air and color liquid through it. Sure, it’s manual now, but hopefully in the future it will have its own self-contained systems. While it is slow, it is actually quite adept at changing it’s color, and can also use colors that glow in the dark or show up in infrared light.
The camouflaging robot could have many applications, whether it’s doing things undetected, or utilizing its flexibility to move through tight situations, or even using bright contrasting colors on a search-and-rescue mission.
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