The next thing in robotics
Rats are the next model for robots. Imagine a very large mechanical rodent scurrying around the room and you get the idea. Not for the faint of heart if you hate rats. Probably won't be the design for the next generation of robotic vacuum cleaners, but the behavior may be just what is needed to…
Once again nature provides a model for the next thing in robot development. This time robots may do the miraculous and walk on water. The technology is based on the surface structure of water strider’s legs. By repelling water, the legs enable the insects to walk across the surface of water. This property is called…
Irresistible is right. Something about Megasuarus captured my attention. This is not a new robot and maybe not the next thing in robots, but it is very large and very destructive, and it is new to RobotNext. From the video I saw of this monster, it can pick up a car in its giant claws…
Robots that imitate cockroaches or lizards. These have been developed in a university laboratory that is researching evolution. In previous posts here at RobotNext, I have detailed stories on robots that imitate nature. Here is just one more example of what is next in robots. Check out the story at the link below. Long is…
Photo Credit: Robot Watch Nature strikes again in the form of a robot that has insects to thank for its shape and form. Although it is billed in this post from DVICE as insectoid, it has four legs, not six, but it does have two arms, so that does make a total of six appendages. …
So I guess this fits with the theme of recent posts on RobotNext. Only this one combines the themes of military robots and nature inspired machines. This article on spying roboflies is about tiny cameras that can be integrated with flying robots that are no larger than an insect. Of course, there are many other…
Photo Credit: University of Pennsylvania and Boston Dynamics Once again nature provides the model for a robot. I have written several posts on this topic in RobotNext. See Nature Inspired Robots and Snakebots in a Building! just to name two. This machine is a cross between a beaver and a cockroach, and it climbs like…
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This has been a recurring theme of post here on RobotNext. See Snakebots in a Building as an example of robot design from nature. Also, take a look at a more recent post that deals with a futuristic application from the world of spiders. Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic…
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