Tagged: Robot

Soft octopus robots are equal parts speedy and graceful 0

Soft octopus robots are equal parts speedy and graceful

Interesting little robot. I think it still has a long way to go but it’s kinda cute 😉 http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/c1078126836a4696040ad2f37618448c/200804336/octopus-robot.jpg Check this short video of it’s evolution. http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/23/octopus-robot/  

Fingertip sensor lets robots ‘see’ what they’re touching 0

Fingertip sensor lets robots ‘see’ what they’re touching

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ed3967017da7e4214fe8074cc74ab152/200787149/MIT-GelSight-01-press.jpg Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University are showing off a new fingertip version of the GelSight sensor, that uses a camera and a sensitive rubber film to 3D map the objects they’re grabbing. They say...

MIT’s electric Cheetah robot silently bounds across campus 0

MIT’s electric Cheetah robot silently bounds across campus

MIT back at it again! I had a great time when I visited MIT this summer. I was inside their legendary CSAIL lab and all around campus :)))) http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/e1c3b98df2c03b78d34eb7861c439d40/200757363/MIT-Cheetah-05.jpg Check the video 😉 http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/15/mit-darpa-cheetah-robot/