FOR KIDS: Color-changing robot

FOR KIDS: Color-changing robot

Tiny tunnels within the ?skin? of a robot allow it to hide or stand out

Web edition : Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Tiny tubes filled with colored dyes let these soft robots blend in with their environments.

S. Morin, Harvard University

Chameleons and octopuses are masters of disguise: These animals can change their appearance at a moment?s notice. Now, so can a robot.

Scientists at Harvard University recently invented a squishy robot that looks like an inflatable letter ?X.? About the size of a smartphone, it lurches along like a mysterious jelly creature on the bottom of the sea. Now, in a project funded by the U.S. government, these scientists have created a new cloak for the robot that gives it the ability to change color.

Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?and read the full story:?Color-changing robot

Citations

M. Rosen. Chameleon-like robot can change hue. Science News, Vol. 182, August 16, 2012, p. 9. Available online: [Go to]

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345803/title/FOR_KIDS_Color-changing_robot

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