ChemicalBot

A full-size Chemical Robot prototype. For now, this type of device is controlled via the wires that protrude from it, but eventually, the hope is that it can be controlled wirelessly or be autonomous. It is designed with the idea that it should be able to crawl under doors or through the tightest holes. But iRobot says it is a long way off from being productized and for now, is just in the earliest what-if concept stage.

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