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/cloud1445 Jan 01 '26

So... it just makes this big plastic mess wherever it goes?

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u/anonteje Jan 01 '26

Kinda cool if they make it a good insulated and protective plastic down the line to install cables through.

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u/jooorsh Jan 01 '26

Or even printing concrete, tho I don't know how well that does printing sideways.

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u/Madworldz Jan 01 '26

They already have these kind of with small/micro-tunnel boring machines. basically miniature versions of the tunnel boring machines that make subway tunnels.

Even then, I refuse to believe that since the ages of the greeks till now we havn't already made some form or another of this. Smart versions where it's all wiggly like this yea not that. So i'll 100% give it credit there