Robot Claws Make Flexible Teams Possible
Mechanical design and independence are separate capabilities.
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In this lesson: Connect construction choices with movement and cooperation.
Grammar in this story: A continuing requirement
remain necessary
Remain necessary means human operators are still needed despite the demonstrated automatic connection.
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Explain how the robots can change shape and why that does not prove full independence.
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Rods and tight cables let the robots bend and change shape, while claws connect units. Two have connected automatically, but broader tasks still require human operators.
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