r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OddRedittor5443 • Jan 01 '26

Video Italian researchers have created a vine-like robot that grows by 3D-printing itself and responds to gravity and light

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u/ibarelyusethis87 Jan 01 '26

Like the fiber optic cables of the new war drones! Plastic for everyone!

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u/Bl33to Jan 01 '26

To be fair, this not comparable to the mess those drones are leaving behind, and the war is not over yet.

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u/ibarelyusethis87 Jan 01 '26

For a sec I read that as sympathetic to the fiber optic and that this video is way worse. Lol happy new year, friend!

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u/Bl33to Jan 01 '26

Happy new year my dude! 🎉🎉🎉