Squirrels Eat Bird Seed

squirrels use impressively acrobatic manoeuvres to jump from branch to tree branch. Even when they misjudge their target, they can shift their weight in mid air to correct their mistakes. Scientists are studying this sort of squirrel parcore in hopes of one day creating robots that are just as acrobatic. It's a loop, a whirl and a vertical climb. And once again, you know, it's time for robots. Rocke, bullwinkle, a nice little robot called Taile.

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