by | Oct 2, 2014 | Uncategorized

futurescope: Search & Rescue Robot: Hybrid zoobot can travel by air or land Scientist from University of Pennsylvania Mod Lab team have developed a snake drone-quadcopter, called H.E.R.A.L.D. (Hybrid Exploration Robot for Air and Land Deployment). “Snakes on a...

by | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized

futurescope: Zoobotics is developing modular animal-like robots made from paper, wood or plastics that can be assembled with a few tools A startup from Hamburg (Germany) is experimenting with tetra- and hexapods, made from cardboard and paper. All technical functions...

by | Sep 25, 2014 | Uncategorized

futurescope: Harvard researchers have created an unthethered jumping soft robot A soft robot that uses an “explosive actuator” to propel itself? Yes, please. IEEE features a weird flesh-tone silicone robot, created by Harvard researchers, that could come straight out...

by | Sep 4, 2014 | Uncategorized, Vision of the Future

futurescope: Swarm Robotics: Invasion of the Robot Ants Even though the video is from last year, it’s worth a look. James McLurkin, assistant professor at Rice University in the department of computer science, shows some impressive robot dances. Watch as a throng of...