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Jun 24, 2024 · This synergy of biology and technology has given birth to a field known as bio-inspired robotics, where robots are designed to mimic the movement, behavior, and sometimes even the appearance of animals. In this article, we delve into 25 such robots that showcase the incredible potential of nature-inspired innovation. 1.
- MIRO, an acronym for “Marine Intelligence Robot” is a biomimetic fish produced by the South Korean company AIRO Inc. Equipped with two motors and four distance measurement sensors, this little fish can swim in all directions, avoid obstacles and dive to depths of up to 50 meters.
- Robugtix T8X is the ultimate robo-toy. This big bug is rechargeable, programmable and wireless-enabled, which allows users to control its 26 leg motors remotely.
- Bionic Bird, an Indiegogo-funded project, simulates natural flight within a 100-meter range so well that it is virtually indistinguishable from real birds—even by other birds.
- Pleurobot, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, has a salamander’s articulated vertebrae, which lets it easily traverse tough terrain. Thanks to a waterproof exterior and body parts, Pleurobot is equally at home underwater just like the real-life lizards this bot was based on.
- The words "android" and "robot" have different meanings. An android is a robot that looks like a human.
- Before modern robots, there were automatons, which were moving machines driven by clockwork, air, or water rather than electricity or computers.
- Around 400 BC, the ancient Greek inventor Archytas of Tarentum built an early "robot" : a wooden pigeon that flew through the air on a steam-powered arm.
- In 1854, British mathematician George Boole wrote a book titled An Investigation into the Laws of Thought. In it, he describes rules that were later used to program computers and robots.
- An ostrich robot. 2016-2017 IHMC Planar Elliptical Runner. As pretty much the living embodiment of dinosaurs (seriously, check out those legs!) , ostriches are pretty awesome.
- Falcon robot. Robirds at Weeze Airport: Test case. From one intimidating bird to another, Clear Flight Solutions’ Robobirds are falcon-inspired robots designed to look as close to the real thing as possible.
- Sloth robot. Tarzan the Robot. When you think of exciting animals to robotify, the sloth doesn’t immediately speed to the top of our list. But that probably explains why we’re stuck writing about groundbreaking robots, as opposed to building them.
- Manta Ray robot. MantaDroid – A NUS-Developed Robotic Manta Ray. Not all robots are designed to work on land. The National University of Singapore’s brilliantly named “MantaDroid” takes a page out of the manta ray’s efficient swimming playbook to create a robot that displays an impressive amount of agility and speed in the water.
Nov 4, 2021 · Here are five animal-like, or biomimetic, robots that researchers are already using to study — and, in one case, to control — the social life of real-life animals.
Oct 1, 2009 · Scientists studying animal behavior and movement have developed robotic birds and bugs capable of anything from surveillance to space exploration. Here are five of our favorite biologically...
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Nov 8, 2021 · Here are five animal-like, or biomimetic, robots that researchers are already using to study — and, in one case, to control — the social life of real-life animals.
