A robot which talks, climbs stairs and serves
drinks has been shown to the public at the
Moscow Motor Show. Experts say machines are
ready to start working with people. The
trouble is - they have an image problem. Tags :robotMoscowMotorShowmachines
Read more:
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2
007/11/taking-inspiration-from-nature.html
Robotics researchers are increasingly turning
to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic
salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical
cockroaches and some cool self-configuring
robots.
Footage courtesy of: University of Essex,
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne,
Carnegie Mellon University, ULB-EPFL, Tokyo
Institute of Technology, National Institute
of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST). Tags :robotnatureanimalcockroachwaterstridersalamanderfish
Engineers at Cornell University have designed
this odd-looking machine that can rebuild
itself and also could perform repairs on
itself.
http://www.forofriki.com Tags :Robots
One of the great things about these little
bots is that you can make them from scavenged
materials. Use parts from broken electronics
and bring them back to life as little robots! Tags :robotssolarbeambotshowtodiyinstructionsmakemakezinebrepettis