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Barbara Mazzolai Wants to Build a New Field of Robotics

09.22

Throughout her career, roboticist Barbara Mazzolai has turned to nature for inspiration. Now she wants to ensure the technology she builds gives back to the environment, too.

Robotics & physical AI Soft-robot Environmental-footprint Biology Italian-institute-of-technology

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