A new field of study called “necrobiotics” was developed by Rice University researchers, which uses biological materials for robotic components. A few scientists created robotic grippers out of dead spiders in an unusual and completely strange scientific experiment. People have been alarmed by a video demonstrating the research, especially arachnophobes. So, if you get a shiver down your spine whenever you see a spider, this video probably isn’t for you.
The research film was posted on YouTube by Rice University in the United States. A few sentences describing the experiment were also added. They titled the video, “Lab manipulates dead spiders’ legs with a puff of air to serve as grabbers.”
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Researchers at Rice University have figured out a way to employ dead spiders as the primary component of robotic grippers. As mechanical engineers Daniel Preston and his study team discovered a dead spider in their lab, they pondered why the legs of a spider curl up when it dies. It turns out that spiders use hydraulic pressure to stretch their legs, a skill they forfeit when they pass away. Preston’s team used a needle to access the hydraulic system of deceased spiders. They were able to spread the spider’s legs with a puff of air. Retracting the legs after releasing pressure gave them the ability to grasp objects. Even a name has been created by Preston’s team for this new area: “Necrobotics.” Why utilize discarded spiders? Going green, according to Preston, is a major factor. He continued, “We’re not introducing a significant waste stream, which can be an issue with more conventional components.
Professor Preston, along with lead author Faye Yap, expressed how the experiment may seem like the stuff of nightmares to some, reports a press release by Rice University. “Despite looking like, it might have come back to life, we’re certain that it’s inanimate, and we’re using it in this case strictly as a material derived from a once-living spider. It’s providing us with something really useful,” said Preston.
