00:04okay so this might look like a high-tech new toy for kids but it's not this is what its
00:08developers
00:09are calling scuro it's being developed by engineers at the Beijing Institute of Technology
00:13and they're building it to be able to do and go wherever a real rat can but why well rats
00:18possess
00:19the uncanny ability to fit in extremely tight spaces so researchers say a four-legged robot
00:23that mimics a rat's ability could help those that might be trapped like under fallen buildings in
00:28disaster zones here's how the researchers explain the device's ability in their recent study legged
00:33robots are very promising for use in real-world applications but their operation in narrow spaces
00:38is still challenging one solution for enhancing their environmental adaptability is to design a
00:43small-sized biomimetic robot capable of performing multiple motions and this robot creature which was
00:49designed by watching the movements of real rats seems to fit the bill the robot uses mostly tiny
00:54motions allowing it to maintain mobility in tiny spaces and the robot is also able to turn on
00:59a dime and carry a significant payload for its size
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