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		The Search Serpent: The Next Wave in Robotics Researchers are designing snake robots that can navigate a variety of terrains, surmount obstacles in their way and function in range of conditions Released  May 16, 2011
		Robot Fish Can Trick the Real Thing NSF CAREER awardee studies the behavior of schooling fish and creates biologically inspired robots that may someday help preserve marine life Released  March 7, 2011
		Insects Inspire Robot Design With NSF support, Oregon State University professor John Schmitt and his colleagues look to nature’s running machines as locomotion models for future robots that can easily run over rough surfaces Released  June 18, 2010