Recently, automatic parking garages are becoming more an more popular. These automated “robo-garages” are able to deliver cars to designated parking spaces with only the swipe of a ticket by using a moving platform. Although they cost $25,000 to $50,000, they reduce a lot of the space needed. One of the major concerns with the […]
It’s a squid, it’s an octopus, it’s… it’s a robot tentacle. This Robot Tentacle is unique in that it can grasp things softly without breaking them. It’s a soft robot, so it is able to move very flexibly and easily. This newest soft robot tentacle can curl around a flower and not damage it. The […]
What benefits can a robotic maple seed bring to mankind, you ask? Maple seeds, while they might look innocent as they spiral down in the wind, are actually quite efficient fliers. And so, to emulate this efficient flight, Lockheed Martin created the SAMARAI. Named after “samara” for maple seed, the SAMARAI has one wing and […]
First, we had Jesus to walk on water. Then we had the water strider, able to glide and bounce on water freely without falling in. And now, we have a robot to do it too. Robots that are able to stay on the surface of water are not new. However, most older robots cannot actually […]
Awesome video about awesome people who use awesome technology to make the world a better place; this video is a must see for people of all ages and interest groups. The exoskeleton design featured in the video is one that has been used on adults before. There is nothing novel about the design of the […]
The researchers at Harvard University have made a robot that can camouflage itself! It’s not quite a chameleon, or even an octopus. It’s more like… a sticky hand that can blend in with its surroundings. It’s a robot that moves around and changes color by pumping air and color liquid through it. Sure, it’s manual […]
This research focuses on creating a robot to play rock-paper-scissors with a 100% winning rate as one example of human-machine cooperation systems. Human being plays one of rock, paper and scissors at the timing of one, two, three. According to the timing, the robot hand plays one of three kinds so as to beat the […]
