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University of Michigan: Biomorphic Batteries Could Provide 72x More Energy for Robots
August 19, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Aug. 19:

Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy, a team led by the University of Michigan has shown.

This approach to increasing capacity will be particularly important as robots shrink to the microscale and below--scales at which current stand-alone batteries a . . .

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