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Self Propelling Material Created by Japanese Reminds us of Flubber

Posted May 04, 2009 9:39 AM

From Newlaunches.com:

Robin Williams surely didn't see something like this coming along. But this cool, real-world rendition of the protagonist from his famous flick, Flubber, promises us a lot of things. It has been developed by the Japanese using a process that combines polymers to form a self-moving object. This is said to have a motion that is similar to that of a caterpillar. What's more is that the object can also change its color (unlike the boring Flubber green). The creators claim that it can also be used for calculation. (Oh blimey! they always come up with specs like this that leave me scratching my head). This development, according to the makers, makes it possible to develop robots that are packed with them. This means that the indestructible force of the Terminator is somewhere around the corner, a few decades from now.

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