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Biomimetic Robots: A Photo Gallery
Roland Piquepaille writes "Once again, technology is imitating nature with a new class of biologically inspired robots called "Biomimetic Robots." In this very long article, IEEE Computer Magazine looks at several projects currently underway. All these projects will have practical applications a few years from now. They include robotic lobsters for underwater mine research or flying insect-based robots for future spatial missions. Other projects are about cricket-inspired robots to be used in rescue missions or scorpion-like robots to be deployed in hostile environments for humans. and of course, there are the now famous and robust "sprawling" robots based on cockroaches. For more information, read the whole very well documented article. Or read this summary for a photo gallery and direct links to all the projects."
"[the researchers] draw their inspiration from... the robustness of the cockroach."
researchers are looking in the cupboards of their local diners
Typical researcher... sees a cockroach running across the filthy floor of his local diner and thinks "Eureka! I should make a robot that moves like a cockroach", all the while ingesting the roaches larvae, embedded in his day-old chili.
Evil white robots intent on rebuilding the Wicket gate and destroying the universe?
For the love all things froodish - no!
Ahem...and where might the female love-making robots be in this list? I'm getting sick of waiting (and the Aibo is really a poor substitute).
cricket-inspired robots to be used in rescue missions
So that inspiration coming from a proper test match or just a one day international?
*Ducks*
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How useful is a horse where it's illegal to shit in the road?