A US scientist has created a robot that can find a way to keep working on its own after suffering damage, an invention that could prove useful for robotic space missions on distant planets, according to a study. Joshua Bongard, a University of Vermont engineer whose research article appeared in Friday’s Science Magazine, pulled off one of a homemade robot’s four legs for his experiment. The robot was programmed to assess the damage by moving in playful-looking sequences allowing it to find the problem. Once the damage was identified, the robot created a new way to move without the missing limb, allowing it to continue its mission.
‚Science‘ Features Professor’s Resilient Robot