Bio-inspired Robots

ALPHRED2: Autonomous Legged Helper Robot That Can Walk, Hop, Roll

Meet ALPHRED2: a multi-modal locomotion robot that can walk, hop, run, and roll. It is powered by RoMeLa's BEAR (Back-drivable…

6 years ago

Arduino Tree Branch Robots with Deep Learning Can Now Walk

In the past few years, we have seen plenty of innovative robot designs. Researchers from the University of Tokyo and…

6 years ago

Movement Control of Snake Robots in Complex Environments

In the past few years, we have seen plenty of snake-type robots that can move on land and in water…

6 years ago

RoboBee Untethered Insect-sized Robot with Tiny Solar Cells

In the past few years, we have covered a bunch of cool insect inspired robots. Harvard researchers have built the…

6 years ago

Jelly: Walking, Rolling Robot with Open Source Code

Meet Jelly: a walking, rolling robot that can change its shape to walk short distances or roll longer ones. It…

6 years ago

Robotic Fish Powered by Artificial Circulatory System

Here is a robotic fish that is powered by its own artificial circulatory system. Cornell University were inspired by a…

6 years ago

DRACO Liquid-Cooled 10DOF Biped Robot Platform

Meet DRACO: a liquid-cooled 10DOF bipedal platform that can be used for any humanoid system. It comes with access to…

6 years ago

T-RHex: Hexapod Robot with Microspine Feet Can Climb Steep Slopes

Here is another robot that can climb steep slopes and grip onto rough surfaces. The T-RHex has microspines on its…

6 years ago

Cassie Bipedal Robot Riding Hovershoes

Improving balance in robots is an ongoing field. In fact, robots are getting better at it all the time. Hybrid…

6 years ago

Kojiro Advanced Musculoskeletal Humanoid Robot Playing Drums

Here is another humanoid robot capable of playing a musical instrument. University of Tokyo researchers have developed the Kojiro robot…

6 years ago