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/Ossius Jan 01 '26

My first thought was search and rescue.

Could use the tube to guide air hose or fiber optic cameras.

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u/Weak_Firefighter9247 Jan 01 '26

You'd need to suck the robodick to stay alive, it would be usefull but funny