Ants have a reputation as the hard workers of the animal kingdom, in part because they can lug around impressively heavy loads with respect to their size. But tiny new robots being developed at Stanford University are giving them a run for their money with the ability to pull up to 1,800 times their own weight. When it comes to finding new ways of getting around, robotics experts turn to nature for inspiration time and time again. Many robots walk like insects, some slither like snakes, others swim like jellyfish, and quite a few can fly like birds.

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• Country: USA 
• Company: Hanson Robotics