Robots & Artificial IntelligenceForget Humanoids. At MIT, Worms and Turtles Are Inspiring a New Generation of Robots Posted on May 21, 2025 by Administrator Everyone is obsessed with humanoid robots right now, but the director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory thinks tomorrow’s intelligent physical machines could be something radically different. Think soft and squishy robots, says Daniela Rus. Picture flexible robots, or even edible ones.