As such, the robot’s body is encased in a kirigami skin, which is a patterned, flexible material that produces asymmetric friction that functions like an earthworm’s setae, enabling the robot to apply ...

Alongside a paper published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, the team also released footage of the robot in action.

Pubescence: predominantly white; gena densely covered with long plumose white hairs (ca. 0.98); transverse band on upper frons with mostly black setae (longest ones ca. 0.43); long black setae on ...