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DFKI and its Robotics Innovation Center in Bremen, Germany, are developing a multitude of robots with numerous possible applications.
The video below presents many of the robotics projects underway.
The projects are supervised by Prof. Dr. Frank Kirchner. DFKI Robotics develops mobile robots which can move around under water, on land, in the air or in space.
A number of prototypes can climb ladders, stay standing when hit, move around like sea snakes, move quickly on sand, collect samples in space, etc.
The video of their projects is extremely informative and fascinating:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIum6rUgyBw
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