Boston University’s robot MAMA BEAR autonomously creates and tests energy-absorbing structures, recently achieving a record 75% efficiency, with applications ranging from shipping materials to military gear. Credit: Devin Hahn, Boston University ProductionsAn autonomous robot created a shock-absorbing shape no human ever could. Learn what it means for designing safer helmets, packaging, car bumpers, and more.Within the confines of a lab in Boston University’s College of Engineering, a robot arm ...