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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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Studying snakes' ability to stand upright could inform soft robotics and more
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

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