Scientists are getting a lot of inspiration for new robots from the animal kingdom.

In this episode of Berkeley Talks, Robert Full, a professor of integrative biology and founder of the Center for Interdisciplinary Biological Inspiration in Education and Research at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses how nature and its creatures— cockroaches , crabs, centipedes, geckos—inspire innovative design in all sorts of useful things, from bomb-detecting, stair-climbing robots to prosthetics and other medical equipment.

You can also watch a video of Full’s talk below:

You can read the transcript of this episode here .

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