In the past few years, we have covered plenty of videos that show the potential for modular robots. This one shows the SnailBot with a rigid freeform connector and magnetic track design for better motion performance. As the researchers explain, this robot is “equipped with a multi-channel rope-driven gripper, a metal spherical shell with densely distributed circular holes on the back, and a rigid chain design conforming to the spherical surface.”
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