German automation company Festo is known for taking cues from nature when designing robots. This time, it has revealed futuristic-looking bionic ants, realistic robotic butterflies and a silicone […]
German automation company Festo is known for taking cues from nature when designing robots. This time, it has revealed futuristic-looking bionic ants, realistic robotic butterflies and a silicone […]
Vivid on-line videos demonstrate Superbot progress
Vivid on-line videos demonstrate Superbot progress
Credit: USC Information Sciences Institute
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Wei-Min Shen of the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute recently reported to NASA significant progress in developing ‘SuperBot,’ identical modular units that plug into each other to create robots that can stand, crawl, wiggle and even roll. He illustrated his comments with striking video of the system in action, video now posted on line.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfyAR77ceI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfT0hbewv-4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sCrQnnEGuA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOX6W2kFiEc