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Robots inspired by animals

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2007/11/taking-inspiration-from-nature.html

Robotics researchers are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration. Watch a robotic salamander, a water strider robot, mechanical roaches 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).

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25 responses to “Robots inspired by animals”

  1. honmdn Avatar
    honmdn

    FUCK MAN I know. …
    MAN I know. But hey, do u want to watch TV on ur PC

    You’ll get all the SKY CHANNELS there is

    AND from any country IN THE WORLD, on your pc screen!!!!

    Go to this website…

    frexis.*com/PCTV13.html

    (DELETE the *)

    check it out…………….its cool, i’ve got it myself.

  2. gyptax Avatar
    gyptax

    its doing the worm! …
    its doing the worm! sweet!

  3. downhillproductions5 Avatar
    downhillproductions5

    the last robot was …
    the last robot was so cool! and by the way good vid!!!

  4. djindio555 Avatar
    djindio555

    same here.
    same here.

  5. smashman52 Avatar
    smashman52

    i was about to type …
    i was about to type the same thing

  6. bevilbo Avatar
    bevilbo

    this is AWESOME
    this is AWESOME

  7. LilLovesickRomeo Avatar
    LilLovesickRomeo

    thats a robot ?,?
    thats a robot ?,?

  8. honmdk Avatar
    honmdk

    FUCK MAN I know. …
    MAN I know. But hey, do u want to watch TV on ur PC

    You’ll get all the SKY CHANNELS there is

    AND from any country IN THE WORLD, on your pc screen!!!!

    Go to this website…

    frexis.*com/PCTV13.html

    (DELETE the *)

    check it out…………….its cool, i’ve got it myself.

  9. ImmortalInflames Avatar
    ImmortalInflames

    imagine the last …
    imagine the last one being use as a conventional transport ^^

  10. Merc963 Avatar
    Merc963

    That last robots is …
    That last robots is soo funnyy XD

  11. honmdi Avatar
    honmdi

    FUCK MAN I know. …
    MAN I know. But hey, do u want to watch TV on ur PC

    You’ll get all the SKY CHANNELS there is

    AND from any country IN THE WORLD, on your pc screen!!!!

    Go to this website…

    frexis.*com/PCTV13.html

    (DELETE the *)

    check it out…………….its cool, i’ve got it myself.

  12. garaa111111111111111 Avatar
    garaa111111111111111

    this is so sick
    this is so sick

  13. gangstavexx Avatar
    gangstavexx

    that last robot was …
    that last robot was sick

  14. HerrTwiggs Avatar
    HerrTwiggs

    creepy.
    creepy.

  15. Bazanteria Avatar
    Bazanteria

    last one was the …
    last one was the best.

  16. patotubes Avatar
    patotubes

    i want the one at 1 …
    i want the one at 1:36 and the nng fish too! this is amazing

  17. StealthMonkey25 Avatar
    StealthMonkey25

    HOLY CRAP that fish …
    HOLY CRAP that fish at the very beginning ACTUALLY looked REAL!!!!

  18. PwnD3fFtw Avatar
    PwnD3fFtw

    M-Tron
    M-Tron

  19. PsychoCircusMonkey Avatar
    PsychoCircusMonkey

    I wnt a robot fish
    I wnt a robot fish

  20. xtacularx Avatar
    xtacularx

    what is the one at …
    what is the one at 1:36 called?

  21. VicariousReality7 Avatar
    VicariousReality7

    LLIMMBOOOO
    LLIMMBOOOO

  22. blah22322 Avatar
    blah22322

    yea i know it …
    yea i know it totally pwnd when i started doing the wave

  23. Sabertoothchicken Avatar
    Sabertoothchicken

    *cameras*
    *cameras*

  24. Sabertoothchicken Avatar
    Sabertoothchicken

    Nothing compared to …
    Nothing compared to the real thing but I guess those would be good for being camers for the discovery channel and seeing how it is in the animals habitat…o_O

  25. ddrmaster57 Avatar
    ddrmaster57

    OMFG the last robot …
    OMFG the last robot was amazing!

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