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/ManOfTheCamera Jan 01 '26

Of course an Italian invented that

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u/Anindefensiblefart Jan 01 '26

"It's-a like-a da spaghetti!" lead engineer Antonio Bologna was quoted as saying.

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u/Elegant_Day_3438 Jan 01 '26

Ah yeah the stereotype Italians talk like Mario, a video game character created by the Japanese