The pesky insects can get almost anywhere by compressing their bodies. Some cockroaches can safely withstand up to 900 times their body weight.

CRAM was designed to do the same thing.  It splays its legs outward when compressed — just like cockroaches.

CRAM is still a prototype. Researchers say it might one day be used to navigate rubble in a disaster.

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