As reported by The Economist some time ago, the US military has partnered with Robotic Technology of Washington, DC in order to produce the Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (a.k.a. EATR). The robot is expected to achieve energetic autonomy by eating plants. Although this might seem as
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/eatr-the-vegetable-munching-robot