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)
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...