Ants chain themselves together to do heavy lifting

Raymond Ng
By Raymond Ng
February 13, 2017Entertainment
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Ants chain themselves together to do heavy lifting

The ability of ants to do heavy lifting has been well documented. Researchers have found that ants can carry many times their body weight. The structure of the body frame and legs work like a mechanical system that is very unique. Currently the inventors of robots are emulating from the ants mechanical system to further develop their robotics research.

Let’s observe how this group of ants with a well concerted effort manage to move an insect many times bigger than them.

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