Dung beetle dance the inspiration for future robots

The dance of the dung beetle provides clues to navigation and could lead to more sophisticated light-weight robots in the future. The beetles, which are found on all continents except Antarctica, feed on faeces but scientists are less interested in what they eat than how they move their dinner from one place to another. Jim Drury has more.

Reuters | January 31, 2012

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