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MechaSquirrel Leads BioSquirrels to Victory Over the Humans

While Japan gets ready to become the world's most robot-friendly nation, the United States is more interested in helping integrate robots into rodent society. Hence the creation of robo-squirrel Rocky at Hampshire College in Massachusetts (pictured), where researchers are studying whether the robot's squirrelly ways will allow it to mingle with the fully-biological, acorn-chomping natives. More »

10:12 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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