December 19, 2009
Biomimetics: Creating Robots from the Real Thing
Biomimetic is a field of robotic engineering primarily focused on developing nature-inspired robots. Biomimetic robots are designed to mimic or copy biological insects or animals' movements, functions and appearance.
Biomimetic is somewhat new to the field of robotics, such that it's contribution to the electronics industry is somehow new and promises a great future in the Intelligence Unit applications.
Some of the early biomimetic robots where the robotic lobsters for underwater mine research, the flying insect-based robots like robobees and robo-bugs for spy 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.
ISprawl, the first fully autonomous biomimetic robot
Later designs include, the Boston Dynamics Big Dog, its "brother" Little Dog, Gecko and several other miniature projects that the U.S. Army through its research arm DARPA are also working on.
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Written by: John
Filed Under: Robot Programming, Robotics, Robotics Sensors
Tags: Biomimetic Robot, Biomimetic Robots, Boston Dynamics, Cockroaches, Darpa, Electronics Industry, Gecko, Hostile Environments, Insect, Insects, Intelligence Unit, Little Dog, Lobsters, Miniature Projects, Rescue Missions, Research Arm, Robotics, Scorpion, Spy Missions, U S Army
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