MIT's autonomous robotic tiles build floating structures on water

You don’t have to watch Kevin Costner’s Waterworld to know that for much of the world, the future will be increasingly flooded. As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, EngineeringTags: MIT, Autonomous, Watercraft, Biomimicry