Here is a story about an insect-modeled robot that runs like a real bug. It is a bot that mimics the gait of an insect, if not the appearance. When you look at the motion of this machine on a video, you will be amazed at the realism of the movements. Phasma is based on iSprawl developed at BDML, Stanford University, USA. The two machines have very similar insectoid motions. If you click on the link for iSprawl, you can see it in action. If you want to read more, then go to the Takram link in the next sentence. The following from the Takram Design Engineering website explains the background of this robot’s development in a very succinct way: “Phasma is a hexapedal running robot that can run dynamically like a living organism. It is an attempt to depict life purely through its motion rather than its shape, by extracting the physics of running from living things and implementing that to the artifact. Phasma uses compliant components such as stainless steel springs and rubber joints to reproduce smooth and efficient locomotion seen in animals. Another interesting biomimicry applied in Phasma is the alternating tripod gait as seen in insects that provides excellent stability.” Visit the link below or click on the photograph for more details.
Photo credit: Takashi Mochizuki
… insectile robot reminds me of the running motion made by the CGI-based spider surveillance assistant robots from Stephen Spielberg's 2002 movie Minority Report : ( Minority Report spider robot swarm ) Fans of Michael Crichton's 1985 movie Runaway …
Phasma Insect Robot Runs Like A Bug
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:20:39 GMT