The mad roboticists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have produced another biomimetic mechanoid — this one based on the lithe locomotion of the salamander. “Pleurobot” imitates the amphibian’s ambulation with its own articulated vertebrae, allowing it to slither along on land or at sea. “Animal locomotion is a very interesting interplay between the…
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Snake Gets Trapped In An Endless Loop Of Its Own Skin After Shedding
You know those ancient “ouroboros” symbols of the serpent eating its own tail? This is kind of like that, but a lot less majestic. The video comes from the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in Alice Springs, Australia. Visitors at the center pointed out that “Stimmy” the Stimson’s python was in the process of shedding but seemed to…