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Engineering a robot that can jump 10 feet high -- without legs

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Researchers made it after watching high-speed video of nematodes pinching themselves into odd shapes to fling themselves forward and backward.

The silicone rod with a carbon-fiber spine can leap 10 feet high even though it doesn't have legs.

Their findings could help develop robots capable of jumping across various terrain, at different heights.

Science Robotics , 2025 ; 10 ( 101 ) DOI: 10.1126 /scirobotics.adq3121 Cite This Page:.

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