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'BirdBot' has robotic legs more efficient than more complex devices

Robotic legs with an unconventional design inspired by flightless birds can run 300 per cent more efficiently than the same device would if designed traditionally. The technology could be used in prosthetics and exoskeletons, say researchers.

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