Crossing boundaries: Cornell’s thriving research ecosystem | Cornell Energy Systems Institute

Taryn Bauerle, associate professor of horticulture, holds three of the earthworm-shaped robots that she and a multidisciplinary team developed using a biomimicry approach. The robots, which will have attached water sensors to gather information from soil, can burrow into the ground, similar to earthworms, in a more natural manner and with less disruption than shoveling.

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https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/05/crossing-boundaries-cornells-thriving-research-ecosystem

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Wed, 05/06/2020 - 12:00

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Cornell Chronicle