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• PARITy drivetrain govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots
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• Harvesting ocean thermal energy – SOLO-TREC autonomous underwater vehicle
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• SCRATCHbot robot mimics rats and navigates with whiskers
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• A snake-like Robotic Tentacle Manipulator developed by army
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