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Tarzan-inspired Robot Swings Like a Champion

“When it comes to industrial robots, especially those that work outside, one team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has stolen an idea from Hollywood to devise a clever means of getting around. Their Tarzan-inspired robot swings from arm to arm from a thin cable, making its way across the lab much like the vine-loving hermit made his way through the dense jungle.

The robot could find use in farm fields as a robotic plant monitor, using both cameras and sensors to update farmers on the health of their crops. It will avoid getting stuck in uneven or muddy terrain and offers the additional benefit of leaving the plants undisturbed…”

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http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/04/13/swinging-robot/#.WO_wF2hlBnE
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