When roboticists create behaviors for teams of robots, they first build algorithms that focus on the intended task. Then they wrap safety behaviors around those primary algorithms to keep the machines from…
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Light-Driven Soft Robot Mimics Caterpillar Locomotion in Natural Scale
Researchers at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, using the liquid crystal elastomer technology, demonstrated a bioinspired micro-robot capable of mimicking caterpillar gaits in natural scale. The 15-millimeter long…
BioHybrid Robots: Researchers build a crawling robot from Sea Slug parts and a 3-D printed body
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build “biohybrid” robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach. A muscle…
Sphero unveils Educational Ball Robot “SPRK+”
A company named “Sphero” has released its new version of ball robot . This new educational robot is named as “SPRK+”. SPRK+ is far more than just a robot. It is designed…
Ingestible Origami Robot to remove Button Battery stuck to wall of Stomach
Researchers at MIT have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can remove a swallowed button battery . This Origami robot can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic…