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That's led Japanese researchers to design a "snake-like robot" with the body of a fire hose.

The robot lumberjack fire-fighter It's taken seven months of work for two young American designers, Jordan Guelde and Daniel Shankland II, to create this concept model for a forest-fire-fighting ...

From compasses mimicking insect eyes to forest fire-fighting robots that behave like vines, here's a selection of this year's nature-based technology.