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When the going gets tough, future soft robots may break into a sweat to keep from overheating, much like marathon runners or ancient hunters chasing prey in the savannah, a new study finds.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2020
Meeting Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie is enough to make anyone break into a sweat.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
In response to changes in the environment, our bodies generate decisions about how to react--whether that decision is to run for our lives or just break into a sweat to help keep ourselves from overheating.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2010
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2020
Meeting Jake Gyllenhaal and Guy Ritchie is enough to make anyone break into a sweat.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
In response to changes in the environment, our bodies generate decisions about how to react--whether that decision is to run for our lives or just break into a sweat to help keep ourselves from overheating.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2010
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“Break into a sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20into%20a%20sweat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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