Dead Flies Power Flesh-Eating Robot
Media Release
Jun. 25, 2006

Robots are supposed to run on batteries, right? Well not all of them.

Scientists in England have built a series of small robots that get their energy from dead flies, rotten apples, or sugar.

One robot, called Slugbot, was even designed to hunt garden slugs for dinner!

What's up with all that gross food?

Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2006/04/robots.html

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