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Even without a brain, metal-eating robots can still search for food
When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic incongruity the further energy they contain, the further they weigh, and therefore the more energy the robot needs to move. Energy harvesters, like solar panels, might work for some operations, but they don’t deliver power snappily or constantly enough for sustained trip.
James Pikul, assistant professor in...