Bio-inspired Robots

Salto-1P Hopping Robot

Meet the Salto-1P: a small monopedal jumping robot capable of hopping continuously. Researchers have come up with a new control…

6 years ago

Robotic Jellyfish Developed to Rescue Reefs

Here are a bunch of soft robotic jellyfish with eight pneumatic network tentacle actuators that can be used to protect…

6 years ago

Bipedal Robot with Serial-Parallel Hybrid Leg Mechanism

Here is a leg mechanism for robots that enables agile bipedal locomotion. Disney Research's Hybrid Leg mechanism achieves 6 DOF…

6 years ago

This Lifelike Robot Helps New Dentists Develop Confidence

Here is a robot designed to help dental students get some real practice. It blinks, breathes, sweats, and even vomits…

6 years ago

FIBERBOTS: Constructing Structures with Robot Swarms

Here is a framework for manufacturing with robot swarms. FIBERBOTS enables designing and digitally fabrication large scale structures using robotic…

6 years ago

HRP-5P Humanoid Robot for Construction Projects

Meet the HRP-5P robot: a humanoid robot from AIST that can take on construction tasks with real world materials. AIST…

6 years ago

Super Dragon: 10m Long Tendon-driven Robot

Meet the Super Dragon: a 10m long tendon-driven articulate manipulator that can complete tasks through narrow openings from a distance.…

6 years ago

DelFly Nimble: Agile Insect Inspired Robot

Meet the DelFly Nimble: a nature-inspired robot that flaps its wings and performs fruit-fly-inspired rapid banked turns. It has a…

6 years ago

BrambleBee: Autonomous Pollinator Robot for Bramble Plants

We had all heard about natural pollinators such as honey bees disappearing at a fast rate. Robobees may soon take…

6 years ago

Teleoperation & Telexistence of iCub Robot

In the past few years, we have covered plenty of fun research projects that involve the iCub robot. Mohamed Elobaid,…

6 years ago