Nature's All‐in‐One: Multitasking Robots Inspired by Dung Beetles (Adv. Sci. 47/2024)

Multitasking Robots Inspired by Dung Beetles Learning from nature can lead to groundbreaking robotics technology. In article number 2408080, Binggwong Leung, Stanislav Gorb, and Poramate Manoonpong draw inspiration from dung beetles' remarkable ability to transport large objects. They propose a neural control method that encodes this complex animal behavior for multitasking robots. This innovative approach can potentially revolutionize future missions in space exploration, search and rescue, construction, inspection, and agriculture. This neural control solution also provides a potential explanation of the intricate sensory-motor coordination involved in biological ball rolling by dung beetles.