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Robert Full: Lehren aus dem Gecko-Schwanz

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Der Biologe Robert Full erforscht die faszinierenden Geckos mit ihren superhaftenden Füßen und ihren unglaublichen Kletterfähigkeiten. Aber Hochgeschwindigkeitsaufnahmen enthüllen, dass der Schwanz des Geckos die vielleicht größte Überraschung birgt.

Robert Full studies cockroach legs and gecko feet. His research is helping build the perfect "distributed foot" for tomorrow's robots, based on evolution's ancient engineering. Full bio »

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