Bio-inspired Robots

HERMITS: Hermit Crab Inspired Shells for Table-top Wheeled Robots

In the past few years, we have covered plenty of cool modular robots here. HERMITS explores the idea of using…

4 years ago

ANYmal with Hybrid Locomotion in Challenging Environments

Remember ANYmal? This neat robot has been enhanced with wheels to perform hybrid locomotion in challenging environments. It allows the…

4 years ago

iCub Humanoid Robot with Reactive Walking

In the past few years, we have covered plenty of research projects involving the iCub humanoid robot. It can perform…

4 years ago

This Squidbot Can Swim Untethered

Here is another robot inspired by nature that can swim untethered under water. Engineers at the University of California San…

4 years ago

Hannes Advanced Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand

Meet the Hannes hand: a robotic prosthetic hand developed in Italy at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and Centro Protesi INAIL…

4 years ago

Under-actuated Gripper Developed for Capturing Challenging Objects

Capturing arbitrary shape and challenging objects remains difficult for robots. Researchers at UC San Diego Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab…

4 years ago

V60 Q-UGV v4 Quadruped Robot for Public Safety

Here is another robot that can take on public safety tasks while keeping humans out of danger. The V60 Q-UGV…

4 years ago

Tuff Tread: Treadmill for Testing Robots

We have all seen robots running or walking on treadmills in the past. Have you ever wondered how you can…

4 years ago

Soryu-C Snake Robot for Harsh Environments

Meet the Soryu-C Snake Robot: a versatile robot made to explore harsh environments. It is able to move through mud,…

4 years ago

Spot Robodog Now Measures Vital Signs Contact-Free

In the past few months, we have covered a bunch of robots that can help with COVID-19 testing. Researchers from…

4 years ago