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Falling over without getting injured is trickier than it looks

(Image: Sipa Press/Rex Features)

Diego Maradona flies dramatically through the air after a Greece challenge in the 1994 World Cup

Diego Maradona flies dramatically through the air after a Greece challenge in the 1994 World Cup

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The team's

The team’s “soccerbot” falls in a controlled way to limit damage to itself and its environment

(Image: Javier Ruiz-del-Solar et al.)

The team's

The team’s “soccerbot” falls in a controlled way to limit damage to itself and its environment

(Image: Javier Ruiz-del-Solar et al.)

The team's

The team’s “soccerbot” falls in a controlled way to limit damage to itself and its environment

(Image: Javier Ruiz-del-Solar et…

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