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Studying snakes' ability to stand upright could inform soft robotics and more
- March 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a narrow perch without falling, lifting 70% of their body length, despite having no limbs.
Originally published at Phys.org