Posts Tagged Obstacles
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Paparazzi Bots Will Chase You Down Until You Love Them
The Paparazzi Bots are autonomous robots which is a tech-hybrid camera and cameraman. It is comprised of multiple cameras and sensors on a custom-built rolling platform. They move at the speed of a walking human, avoiding walls and obstacles. The robots stand at human height. With the help o...
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Biomimetics: Climbing Robots Use Whegs
Researchers at the Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab or the Biomimetics Lab, developed the Whegs series. Case Western Reserve University used both wheels and legs to create Whegs robots, mini-Whegs, and climbing mini-Whegs. The robots move freely at a relatively high speed and climb over obstacl...
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CES 2010: Parrot’s A.R. Quadricopter Drone Controlled by iPhone
You see the one that's not in the shelf gets the most attention. Seen flying over the heads of the journalist was the Quadricopter Drone developed by Parrot. The quadricopter is also part of the CES 2010 show, and to get noticed, this UAV, being controlled by an iPhone or iPod, has to fly around...
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Unmanned Robo-Forklift Keeps Humans Out of Danger
Forklifts and other industrial mobile transport systems rely on humans to operate manually. The operators would normally maneuver these machines to load pallets of supplies and materials. Similarly, forklifts are used in loading supplies and materials in a war zone which always put the lives operato...