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Taking inspiration from the traditional cane, a team of researchers from Columbia Engineering in New York has come up with a LiDAR-enabled robotic assistant which offers light-touch support for the mobility-impaired. Dubbed Canine, the device… Continue reading Cane-based companion robot supports mobility-impaired with a friendly touch
If you’re making a 2-mm-long walking robot, it pretty much goes without saying that the thing won’t be able to carry much of a battery. That’s why Georgia Tech’s new “micro-bristle-bots” are instead propelled by vibrations. And someday, they may actually be capable of moving within the human body.
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Continue Reading Ant-sized robots move by pickin’ up good vibrations
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Continue reading Ant-sized robots move by pickin' up good vibrations
This unusual 3D printed Rolling Robot by [ebaera] uses two tiny hobby servos for locomotion in an unexpected way. The motors drive the front wheel only indirectly, by moving two articulated arms in a reach-and-retract motion similar to a breaststroke. The arms are joined together at the front, where a ratcheting wheel rests underneath. When the arms extend, the wheel rolls forward freely. When the arms retract, the wheel’s ratchet locks and the rest of the body is pulled forward. It looks as though extending one arm more than the other provides for rudimentary steering.
The parts are all 3D …read more
Continue reading Rolling Robot With Two Motors, But None Are On the Wheels
You’ve got to walk before you can run, right? Perhaps not, if this bipedal dino-like running robot is any indication.
Officially dubbed a “Planar Elliptical Runner,” the bot is a test platform for bipedal locomotion from the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. Taking inspiration from the gait of an ostrich — we think it looks more like a T. rex or velociraptor, but same difference — [Jerry Pratt]’s team at IHMC have built something pretty remarkable. Contrary to all the bipedal and quadrupedal robots we’ve seen, like Boston Dynamics’ Big Dog and PETMAN, which all fairly bristle with sensors …read more
Continue reading “Look Ma, No Gyros!”: A Self-Balancing Mechanical Velociraptor
SALTO can jump higher than you. Continue reading This Is the First Leap Toward a Robot That Can Do Parkour
This robot uses its tail to stabilize itself while jumping. Continue reading Watch This Bouncing Robot Balance With Its Tail
And yeah it’s also pretty creepy. Continue reading This Robotic Centipede Will Teach Robots How to Walk
“Our robot is able to take much longer, faster steps than its flat-footed counterparts because it’s replicating human locomotion.” Continue reading Why Is This Robot Wearing Sneakers?