Bio-design leap: Food waste becomes functional robotic hardware in new research
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EPFL researchers created functional robots using discarded langoustine shells, building prototypes including a 500-gram lifting manipulator and swimming robot. The sustainable design embeds elastomers in natural shells, turning food waste into recyclable mechanical systems.
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