Robots inspired by nature

Nature has created hundreds of creatures with complex and unique movements. This is the inspiration for the technician to design robots.

Virginia Institute of Technology (USA) engineers are inspired by fly and bee motions to create Carlton detective robots, support security and relief operations. It can maintain a fixed speed, stand still in the air and reverse the flight suddenly.

The Swiss Institute of Technology has just released iCub, a robot the size of a three and a half year old child. The team built iCub to help scientists study how children learn to crawl and grasp objects. The electronic brain of this childish robot is created based on the results of dozens of studies on children's cognitive abilities.

It is like a toy butterfly, but it is actually a robot called Morphing Micro Air and Land Vehicle. A robot that can operate on ground and air, can penetrate a war zone or enemy territory to gather information and send it to the control center. This is a product of Virginia Institute of Technology (USA).

Modsnake is a robot that simulates snake movements by the Virginia Institute of Technology (USA). It crawls, wraps around an object, swims by moving the connected parts. Modsnake can crawl through pipes, crawl over fences, crawl on jagged cliffs. With waterproof skin, it can also splash underwater to search or rescue. Modsnake control is done via wireless network.

Inspired by the movement of four-legged animals, engineers at the Virginia Institute of Technology (USA) built a reconnaissance robot capable of walking on all types of terrain and swimming underwater. It can penetrate disaster areas (earthquakes, hurricanes, landslides, subsidence) to assess the situation.

With the moving mechanism of the spokes wheel, IMPASS can overcome obstacles or explore deep holes thanks to the protruding legs. Each foot has a topographic sensor so that the robot can self-assess its surroundings while balancing during travel. IMPASS can participate in anti-terrorism campaigns, rescue operations and scientific discoveries. This is a product of Virginia Institute of Technology (USA).

Four-legged robot ARAMIES of the University of Bremen (Germany) simulates the climbing activity of goats to explore the craters, valleys and rocky mountains on Mars. Each leg of the robot has 6 movable joints and its head has two similar joints. Each joint is equipped with a position sensor, thermal sensor and current sensor to analyze the surrounding environment.

Scorpion robots designed by Virginia Institute of Technology (USA) have 8 flexible legs. It can move on all types of terrain, from swamps, caves to rocky mountains. Although the project of making scorpion robots has not ended, a version of it has appeared at the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) to participate in experiments to conquer the universe.

MARS moves like a spider running on the ground. 6 flexible feet allow it to change the direction, speed, and body height immediately after receiving the command. In addition, MARS can send email. This is a product of Virginia Institute of Technology (USA).

With a long name - Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence - this robot is capable of mimicking many complex human movements. It is designed to handle images, coordinate with other robots, stand up, sit down, express emotions, run and go. All the limbs and joints of the robot are integrated with sensors, super-fast computers and cameras. Thus it can identify and process information about objects. The fabrication team of the Virginia Institute of Technology (USA) claims that, by 2050, their robots can play football like a professional player.