Porcospino Flex is a Spined Crawler Robot Built for Tight Spots and Rough Terrain

Researchers at the University of Genoa have developed a crawling robot that travels on a single long piece with several spines connected. The Porcospino Flex robot is 670mm long, 165mm wide, and 145mm tall, weighing in at only 3.6kg. When designing this machine, the engineers were inspired by nature, notably the segmented bodies of millipedes [...]

Jan 1, 2026 0 2

Porcospino Flex is a Spined Crawler Robot Built for Tight Spots and Rough Terrain

Researchers at the University of Genoa have developed a crawling robot that travels on a single long piece with several spines connected. The Porcospino Flex robot is 670mm long, 165mm wide, and 145mm tall, weighing in at only 3.6kg. When designing this machine, the engineers were inspired by nature, notably the segmented bodies of millipedes [...]

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