Robot tortoise made by students at DGIST in South Korea. July 2025
Robot snakes and tortoises? Meet the reptiles of the future

Students at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a host of robot animals that could one day be used in space to carry equipment and in search and rescue missions.

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