Scientists at University of Nevada, has discovered a method that enabled them to produce hydrogen muscles, which run so silently that in the long run could be the answer to the noise problem of today’s robot actuators. Through certain chemical procedures, the researchers were able to store and release hydrogen that are being used in […]
Scientists at University of California Berkeley, have been able to control a living beetle remotely and guide its movements, through neural and muscle stimulation systems, for a project funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). The system includes stimulators, microcontroller with transceiver, and a microbattery. The scientists were able to control the landing, take […]
Hundreds of satellites orbit our planet today and the number is increasing at an accelerating rate. The geostationary orbit, a fixed distance from earth surface, enables satellites to remain at a fixed location in comparison to earth’s surface, only occurs at somewhere around 22000 miles (around 34000 kilometers) above earth. Due to the evident advantages […]
The flying robot developed in Holland is able to stay and move in the air just by flapping its wings like a dragonfly. The robot just weighs 16.04 grams and it has 30 cm maximum dimension at its height. It is able to stay afloat for 8 minutes while flying with speeds ranging from 0.5 […]
Robots that are designed to carry loads in environments where human can not enter safely are definitely needed everywhere, especially in the battlefield. Bear (Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot) developed by Vecna Robotics, is a highly capable semi humanoid robot, which is able to carry loads and humans up to 500 pounds (227 kg) and for […]
By analysing the shape of the wings of flying insects during flight, through the use of flight simulators, researchers at Oxford University tracked the flow of smoke particles over the insect wings, in order to understand the air flow. This led to an in depth analysis of the wing motion. The research can have many […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (September 28, 2009). ABB Robotics, a leading supplier of industrial robots, and Vincennes University (VU) have formed a partnership that will greatly enhance the Indiana college’s vocational and technical robotic training, and provide ABB with an authorized training facility in the central Midwest. The partnership includes the installation of 29 ABB robots […]
The new robot movie “Surrogates” that opens Friday does not seem very unreal to some scientists and movie makers. The movie pictures a world where noone is victim of a murder because in place of humans walking on the streets, robots took their place, where the real humans just sit in their homes see the […]
Students at Queen’s University of Canada, have been developing a pool playing robot since three years, using standard off the shelf components, and the robot is already able to play better than amateur level human players. The team also developed an “augmented reality” mode, which projects the possible trajectory of the balls by using a […]
The robot developed by Swiss Institute of Technology is able to juggle a ball without sensors, just by the mechanical feedback from the bouncing ball, and mathematical calibration of the machine, without using any sensors. The two variables, the force that the ball exerts on the tray (therefore the height of ball bounce) and the […]