Bio-inspired Robots

Soft Tensegrity Robots with Dynamic Locomotive Gaits

It is no secret that living organisms possess hard and soft parts (bones & muscles) to have flexibility but also…

6 years ago

Disney’s Autonomous Robot Stunt Doubles

We have already covered how Disney researchers are working on robot acrobats that can flip through the air and stick…

6 years ago

Beaver-inspired Autonomous Robot Can Modify Its Terrain To Move Ahead

In the past few years, we have covered a whole host of robots that use mapping and smart planning to…

6 years ago

DRAGON: Shape-shifting Aerial Robot

Drones are capable of taking on many tasks. They are not always able to get through small openings though. Researchers…

6 years ago

NimbRo vs Tsinghua Hephaestus RoboCup 2018

Humanoid robots playing soccer is nothing new. While robots are not perfect at the game, they are getting better at…

6 years ago

HyQ2Max Hydraulic Quadruped Robot That Won’t Stay Down

Meet the HyQ2Max: an advanced 4-legged robot with 12 joints, aluminum alloy structure, and various gaits that won't stay down.…

6 years ago

Pillbot: Pill Bug Inspired Robot

Here is another bio-inspired robot with multiple modes that can change its shape to adapt to its environment. The Pillbot…

6 years ago

AR10 Humanoid Robotic Hand [ROS/Python]

There is no better way to learn and master robotics than building and programming your own robot. If you would…

6 years ago

These Russian Humanoid Robots Can Now Flirt

We have seen plenty of weird videos about robots. This one shows a couple of Russian robots flirting. Gagarin, created…

6 years ago

Giving Robots Humanlike Eyebrows & Facial Expressions

Plenty of researchers are working on robots that look more natural to humans with more humanlike facial expressions. Kazumichi Moriyama…

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