Scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex have taken an ambitious project to build an autonomous flying robot that can sense and act like a honey bee. And to accomplish this, the team is bidding to install an artificial brain model of a bee inside the robot.
You might have seen flying robots playing James Bond theme based music. But have you seen any robot that is flying in air, throwing a ball in air and catching that? If not, then you are about to see one. Researchers at the ETH Zurich’s Flying Machine Arena have made and upgraded some flying robots’ system in such a way that the robots can play with a ball throwing in the air and later catching that via a net while they are in air. Want to see?
Google has been diligently working on the robotic cars front. The company has extensively tested its self-driving cars and has not only gathered the analysis of their performances but has also shared it publicly. Now, Google’s cofounder Sergey Brin has claimed that his company will make the self-driving cars available publicly within the next 5 years.
Robots are entering all sectors step by step to help people in their daily works. Some people have got deep inspiration to build a robot by himself/herself. Stephen Verstraete, a sculptor from Belgium, has built such a wheel-based robot that can take the household plants from shaded area of the house to the sunny spots for getting the sunlight. This robot is called Plant Host Drone. Check details below.
Inspired by the $35 Rapsberry Pi, professor Ken Goldberg and Ayorkor Korsah started an open contest to design a robot which will cost only $10. The purpose of making $10 robot is to use it as a cheap teaching tool for poor countries specially for African students. The professors wanted to develop something that’s cheap and will help to grow student interest in science, technology and engineering.
Engineering and robotics design company Boston Dynamics, in collaboration with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and US Marine Corps, has long been developing a four-legged, autonomous military robot named Legged Squad Support System (LS3) (Nick name AlphaDog). It can walk 20 miles with 400 pounds on it back.
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In order to make a robot, it’s not necessary to have educational background in Robotics Engineering all the time. You can even create a robot by using kit. We already have published a lot of amazing projects that were seeking fund in Kickstarter, a great platform where project creators inspire people to open their wallets by offering products, benefits, and fun experiences. Now, a new and a very interesting project is seeking funds through Kickstarter. Using ‘Multiplo’ kit, anyone can build a robot, anywhere!
Cheetahs are supposed to be the fastest running animals on land, especially when it is chasing down its prey. Inspired by the spirit and fast speed of Cheetah, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded Boston Dynamics to build a robot that can run like a real Cheetah. The first version of the robot set a record of up to 18 mph (29 kph) speed when it ran. Now the robot has broken its own record and set a new record which is much higher than previous record. Can you guess, how fast did it run?