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This Living Robot Is A Real Frog
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00:00 So, scientists have made a new kind of robot, but it's not like any robot you've ever seen before.
00:05 Nope, this one is made entirely out of living cells. They're calling them xenobots,
00:11 and they were created using cells from frog embryos. These little guys are already capable
00:16 of doing some pretty cool stuff. One can even move through water using two limbs,
00:21 while another has a pocket that could carry some tiny cargo. The best part? These living
00:27 machines are squishy and biodegradable, which means they're way more resilient than any robot
00:33 made out of metal and wiring. Plus, they could even regenerate themselves and heal if they get
00:38 damaged. The scientists used an evolutionary algorithm to guide the design of the xenobots,
00:44 which means they let a computer simulate natural selection to figure out the best
00:48 way to assemble the cells. And how about that, we've got ourselves some living robots!

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