Engineers studied how sharp-ribbed salamanders move using X-ray videos . They released video showing the robot moving in a remarkably lifelike way . The robotic salamander is able to walk and swim just like the real creature . Called Pleurobot , it has 27 joints capable of moving independently . It could be used to help study how extinct creatures like Auke Jan Ijspeert moved . The robot could also be used to access difficult terrain in disaster zones .
Engineers studied how sharp-ribbed salamanders move using X-ray videos . They released video showing the robot moving in a remarkably lifelike way . The robotic salamander is able to walk and swim just like the real creature . Called Pleurobot , it has 27 joints capable of moving independently . It could be used to help study how extinct creatures like dinosaurs moved . The robot could also be used to access difficult terrain in disaster zones .