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   KEYWORDS : POLYMORPHIC ROBOTICS
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Adaptive Aircraft: No Flight of Fancy? -- Jane Black  -- Business Week  -- January 07, 2003

DARPA researchers are working on aircraft materials that when exposed to heat or an electromagnetic charge, would morph -- or twist -- wings into the most aerodynamic shape for take-off, cruising, or landing, just as a bird manipulates its wings to lift itself into flight and soar.

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A Droid for All Seasons -- Duncan Graham-Rowe  -- New Scientist  -- May 13, 2000

Scientists at Brandeis University have developed what they call a polymorphic robot--a machine that can change its shape to suit the job in hand. Shape-shifting robots could be used as planetary explorers, or for search-and-rescue missions, changing their shape to meet each new challenge and adapting to strange and unpredictable environments.

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