This post came across my robotics feed today from Adam Flaherty at MAKE Magazine and I thought it was worth a look. In the video on BotJunkie, you can see the Festo kite in action. And yes, the applications of this might not seem obvious at first, but the concept could be used for wind power production. As the cable moves back and forth, it would make the generation of electricity possible. Also, the process could be used for a high tech sail to pull ships across the ocean as shown in this link from BotJunkie. (Although, in this link, I do not believe this is a Festo kite.)
Festo has produced many elegant robotic applications over the years and this is just more of those elegant projects with futuristic applications that could work now. Check out the links below for more on this story.
Windmill of the future? The latest advancement in kite fighting? Kitesurfing robots? The Festo CyberKite deftly controls the graceful movements of a rather large kite with relative ease. [via BotJunkie]
Festo CyberKite
Adam Flaherty
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT
Photo Credit: Festo
Why? Because robot penguin, that’s why!
But seriously, I have no idea, besides that it’s an interesting project to tackle… Although come to think of it, I suppose it could have some commercial applications, too.
Photo Credit: Festo
Why? Because robot penguin, that’s why!
But seriously, I have no idea, besides that it’s an interesting project to tackle… Although come to think of it, I suppose it could have some commercial applications, too.
Festo CyberKite
http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/12/07/festo-cyberkite/