Researchers built a 'SoftZoo' to virtually test animal-inspired robots

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The open-source testing ground could help engineers envision future soft robotic designs.

out there at this point that you could easily pack an entire zoo with them. Although an adorable idea, it’s unlikely any such program will find its way into the real world soon—that said, azoo filled with digital soft robot prototypes will soon become available to researchers hoping to design and optimize their own creations., an open framework platform that simulates a variety of 3D model animals performing specific tasks in multiple environmental settings.

While MIT notes similar platforms already exist, SoftZoo reportedly goes further by simulating design and control algorithms atop virtual biomes like snow, water, deserts, or wetlands. For instance, instead of a program only offering animal models like seals and caterpillars moving in certain directions, SoftZoo can place these designs in numerous settings via what’s known as a “differentiable multiphysics engine.

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