biomimicry

Is it alive? A peek at the bending and waving robotic stingray

“Imagine a world where butterflies run on batteries.” This is a quote from Terminator 2, when Skynet is just beginning to take over the world. Although it is unlikely that the world will end in complete robotic destruction anytime soon, a new innovation may be putting us one step closer to battery-ran butterflies: a live

athenssciencecafe October 2, 2016

The Squeeze on Octopus Tentacles

The long-awaited sequel to Pixar's Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, features a new major character named Hank, an octopus who helps Dory in her journey home. Hank's creation took longer than any other character because octopus tentacle movement and behavior is so difficult to mimic. Animators needed two years to animate just one scene with Hank!

athenssciencecafe July 18, 2016

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