{"id":9185,"date":"2018-07-26T17:58:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T12:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/18.218.32.224\/?p=9185"},"modified":"2018-07-26T17:58:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T12:28:10","slug":"eco-friendly-biodegradable-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sastrarobotics.com\/eco-friendly-biodegradable-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers aim to build eco-friendly robots with biodegradable materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you wondered what the human-looking robotic bodies have underneath their coarse looking skin? Well! Even when robots are getting more life-like, their insides are mostly plastic or metallic substances. These materials are hard to dispose of especially after their span. This is because these materials are toxic, non-biodegradable and expensive. Scientists in Italy are researching on developing biodegradable bodies for robots!<\/span><\/p>\n

Their goal is to create smart materials that decay just like human skin. So that at the end of a robot\u2019s \u2018life\u2019, it could be buried. Thus it can be ensured that there is no environmental threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zero environmental impact with decommissioned robots<\/b><\/h2>\n

When industrial robots stop working, they are replaced with newer versions. This is called \u2018decommissioning\u2019. Here comes the need for disposing of them. Most of these robots are made from plastic. The more dangerous impact is that within these robots are many electronic sensors, motion detectors, batteries, motors and other harmful robotic parts that pose danger, especially the robots that are constructed as a single operational unit. Disposing of these harmful decommissioned robots are thus a threat to the environment!<\/span><\/p>\n