ROBOT ‘ WORMS ’ BOOST PROJECT
ACCESSIBILITY
An innovative new technology – based on the humble garden worm – may help boost accessibility in complex projects
WRITTEN BY : DOMINIC ELLIS
Even though we live in a rapidly integrating physical-digital world , there remain areas that are hidden or obstructed , or where the available data is inconclusive . Sometimes it may only be a small area out of sight – but one that could have major implications for the success of a project .
Help may now be at hand in the form of worm-like robots which have been created by a team of engineers at the University of Glasgow .
Much like their animal cousins , these innovative ‘ roboworms ’ can stretch up to nine times their length and capable of a form of proprioception – the method by which biological organisms perceive their position in space – and access places which conventionally rigid robots cannot . The
Nexxis Magneto-EX
84 December 2021