One of the world’s smallest microrobots is able to carry 2.6 times its own body weight thanks to a muscular system powered by methanol Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252233-beetlebot-carries-heavy-loads-using-alcohol-powered-artificial-muscles/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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A Wearable Robotic Tail Could Improve Your Balance
Long-time Slashdot reader Ken McE shared a video of a new working prototype for a wearable tail. Engadget reports: There are lots of companies who make wearable tails for humans, but they’re usually for cosplay or other entertainment pursuits. Researchers at Keio University in Japan have created a wearable animated tail that promises to genuinely augment the wearer’s capabilities — not…