Monthly Archives: April 2008

Modular Snake Robot

Here is a snake for those of you that don’t like reptiles! It’s not slimy (though snakes never are), and it can’t bite, but it does move like one! Perhaps it even moves better than a snake because it knows … Continue reading

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Dancing Sony Robots

Here is a set of 4 robots that have become quite popular among Sony robot enthusiasts. These robots have the ability, and agility to dance to music. What is cool is that these Sony robots will be able to give … Continue reading

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Japanese Realistic Human Robot

Here is a robot, which very closely resembles the realistic human form. This humanoid bot is a demonstration by a Japanese researcher. This robot is technically classified as an android. As you can see, this robot uses the same technology … Continue reading

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Self-Replicating Repairing Robots

Engineers at Cornell University have designed this odd-looking machine that can rebuild itself and also could perform repairs on itself. These robots are very cool, they are designed to demonstrate the concept that robots could have the ability to self … Continue reading

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Donut Making Machine

Introducing the new “Super-Duper-Uber-Donut-Maker 35,000!!!” brought to you by “#$^&*@?”… Well not really, but it’s still uber cool anyway! I like the music in the background too. Well for those of you that thought robots were just things that walk … Continue reading

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Mini UAV Using The Parallax Propeller Chip

Look! it’s literally a propeller in action! Here is a mini UAV helicopter that works and is completely controlled by the Parallax Propeller chip. A “UAV” is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, that is computer automated and should be completely independent … Continue reading

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An Engineer’s Guide to Cats

For those of you who are engineers, or those of you who are engineers as heart, know how difficult it is sometimes to find proper test subjects to do experiments on. And so, as a result we tent to improvise … Continue reading

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Vanderbilt University Bionic Arm

Prosthetic limbs have come a long way since their first working developments. Fortunately, research on bionic limbs by Vanderbilt University is likely to hit the markets in a reasonable amount of time. Clinical testing for this bionic arm is scheduled … Continue reading

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New Solidworks Hardware Diagrams

Just released from www.PropellerCode.com are the new diagrams completely designed using Solidworks. The new Solidworks diagrams contain 3D solid models of all the electronic components that you use on your propeller. Since all these components are now modeled using Solidworks, … Continue reading

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Robotic Wheels

It’s hard to imagine building a robot that who’s sole purpose is to fall over on itself. However those researching robotic wheels have done just that. In fact their main purpose was to demonstrate a new method of robot locomotion … Continue reading

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