Meter Crawler, a robot made from a tape measure

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Meter Crawler, a robot made from a tape measure
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I absolutely love these meter crawlers, built by Keiko Takahashi in 2008. They are little snail-like creatures made from measuring tapes, that start to inch forward when placed on the ground. And of course, when many of them get together, they can have a race!

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