Center for Micro-BioRobotics
plantoidproject.eu
twitter.com/plantoidproject
Coordinator - Barbara Mazzolai
Center for Micro-BioRobotics
plantoidproject.eu
twitter.com/plantoidproject
Coordinator - Barbara Mazzolai
The Plantoid Project
Published on Jan 29, 2014
Dr Barbara Mazzolai, IIT's coordinator of the European project Plantoid and senior researcher at the Center for Micro Bio-Robotics in Pontedera (Pisa), explains the main motivations and goals of the project for the next few years.
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A.Abrusci, Research Organization Office (IIT)
A Robot That Grows Like Plant Roots - Futuris
Published on Jul 30, 2014
Scientists in Italy are working on creating robots that mimic the properties of plant roots, including the capacity for growth. They believe the potential future applications are not just the stuff of science-fiction.
Before creating their root-like robots, researchers needed first to understand how real roots behave underground...
Article "The Plantoid Project: How robotic plants could help save the environment"
A new species of machines might bring substantial change in the field of robotics, with research ongoing in to the potential role for the most essential organisms on the planet: plants.
by Ingrid Fadelli
July 7, 2017
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