The robotic rat, which researchers at Beijing Institute of Technology in China developed, has two front arms, a bionic spine capable of bending into many different body postures, and wheels instead of hind legs to boost the robot’s speed. They also used the artificial intelligence to train the robot to mimic real rat behaviours, including aggressive pinning, playful pouncing and social sniffing or nose touches. Watch the video [Source: New Scientist on youtube.com]
