The creation of tiny, bio-based robots called xenobots could spark a future of biodegradable, self-replicating, self-repairing 'bots. Stick around to the end of the episode for a sneak peak of the next Headshake episode with a very special guest!

References and Resources

• Primary Paper: A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms
• A Video of the Xenobots: UVM and Tufts Team Builds First Living Robots
• Article: Living robots built using frog cells

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