EcoBot (Ecological Robot), energetically autonomous robots, Bristol robotics laboratory, Bristol, United Kingdom

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EcoBot on Wikipedia

"EcoBot-III: a robot with guts"

by Ioannis Ieropoulos, John Greenman, Chris Melhuish, Ian Horsfield

 

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Eating flies robot

Uploaded on May 18, 2009

The next generation of environment friendly robots are on the way. This "predator" robot needs flies to digest in order to create energy for movement. Although the distance covered after "eating" one fly is about couple of centimeters, the technology opens new perspective to fueling our vehicles.

 

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Article "Self-sustaining killer robot creates a stink"

by Duncan Graham-Rowe
September 9, 2004