Bio-inspired Robots

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

Unitree Robotics A1 Robot Dog Learns to Dance

Remember the Unitree Robotics A1 robot? It is a robot dog that can run as fast as 11.8km/h, recover from…

4 years ago

Adding Emotion to Humanoid Robot Motions

Plenty of engineers are working on making robots more human-like. This video from ACM SIGCHI explores the idea of enabling…

4 years ago

Zeus Bionic Hand by Aether Biomedical with 12 Grip Modes

Meet the Zeus hand: a bionic limb that makes life a whole lot easier for amputees. It has 12 grip…

4 years ago

Shape Changing Robot with Rolling & Inchworm Gaits

Here is another robot that can change shape to switch its gait mode. As this video from Yale University shows,…

4 years ago

Biomorphic Batteries for Robots Have 72x More Energy

Researchers are always looking for ways to improve battery efficiency in robots. The University of Michigan engineers have now come…

4 years ago

RoBeetle: Beetle Robot Powered by Methanol

Insect inspired robots are nothing new. We have covered plenty of them here in the past. The RoBeetle is a…

4 years ago

Alpha Hexapod with Individual Leg Control

Meet the Alpha Hexapod: a 6-legged robot with individual leg control that can move its body while standing still and…

4 years ago

Snatcher: Chameleon Shooting Tongue for Robots

Engineers are inspired by nature all the time to improve their robots. Take Snatcher for instance: it is a chameleon…

4 years ago