The Eccerobot has been developed by a team of European researchers that are scattered across five centers. Owen Holland at the University of Sussex, UK, is leading the project. Joining the Sussex group on the project are researchers from the Technical University of Munich, Germany; University of Zurich, Switzerland; University of Belgrade, Serbia; and French firm The Robot Studio. The robot has been designed to model exactly the way human bones, muscles and tendons work together. Tendons and muscles are replaced by kite line and elastic cord. The objective of the project is to develop a robot that is better able to interact with its environment.
Image Credit: The Robot Studio via newscientist.com
YOU may have more in common with this robot than any other – it was designed using your anatomy as a blueprint.
Robot with bones moves like you do
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:17:43 GMT
