Researchers demonstrate that robots can be designed to react to their environment and perform tasks by programming intelligence into their structure, with minimal electronics. (Nanowerk News) From ...

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A Harvard team has demonstrated that robots can be designed to react to their environment and perform tasks by programming intelligence into their structure. They created a robot capable of ...