In Pictures: Beastly robotic animals

What a zoo! These mechanical creatures run, crawl, swim and fly not much unlike the real things

Is this nuts or what?

A robotic squirrel might be pretty far down on most people’s lists of Most Wanted Robotic Animal, and in fact San Diego State University’s robo-squirrel was cited last year by a U.S. Senator ranting about wasteful government spending. But the researchers defended the NSF-funded project, saying it is helpful in teaching biology. University of New Hampshire researchers have also sung the praises of robotic squirrels for similar purposes.

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