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Like A Cat, New Robot Lands On Its Feet

Posted by timothy on from the pfffthhpt dept.

eckenheimer writes "Students at the Physics Department at Drury University have developed a robot that uses motions and contortions of its body to orient itself in zero gravity. According to the project site, 'If you've ever seen a cat land on its feet after falling while upside down then you've seen the idea behind our project.' The effort is a proposal for the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program."

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  1. Like toast? by _14k4 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So if you put butter on the other side of the robot, will it hover?

    I mean, it works for my cat...

  2. Excuse me? by smcn · · Score: 1, Redundant

    They get one step closer to a humane perpetual motion machine and they're wasting this research on ZERO-G ORIENTATION?