Published 17:01 13 Nov 2023 GMT

Scientists bring 450-million-year-old organism back to life as a soft robot

The research team created a 'softbotic' version of the animal to analyse how it moved

Poppy Bilderbeck

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Topics: Science, World News, Animals, Robotics, Technology

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Scientists bring 450-million-year-old organism back to life as a soft robot

The research team created a 'softbotic' version of the animal to analyse how it moved

Scientists bring 450-million-year-old organism back to life as a soft robot

The research team created a 'softbotic' version of the animal to analyse how it moved

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