Robot color camouflage

A molluscan robot can change colors, mix or stand out in the environment.

Scientists from Harvard University, USA, are inspired by the camouflage skills of marine organisms such as white blood cells, squid. Like mollusks, new robots have soft bodies and flexible mobility, the BBC said.

Professor George Whitesides, a member of the research team, says most of the current robotic research is based primarily on mammals, but his team has shifted his research to soft-moving organisms. and camouflage different.

Last year, the team presented details in a scientific paper about a soft robot that can crawl and bend under obstacles. After that, the team creates another layer for the robot to perform the camouflage function. The ability to change the color of the robot is based on a thin network, which attaches its lower part. When pumping different colors or hot or cold solutions into this layer, the robot will change accordingly.

According to experts, camouflage robots can be used in medical, or search and rescue, information gathering.