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Pollution Hunting Robot Jumps Like a Flea

August 15th, 2007 | Category: Gadget News

Researchers at Italy’s Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna have created a tiny robot that JUMPS LIKE A FLEA. The robot is being outfitted with sensors that detect toxic mercury. The idea is to turn robots like this loose, and let them jump around, looking for pollution.

Original post by Mike

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