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Making robots is all the rage these days. Heck, we even build robots to battle. So, why in the world would someone like to make a lobster robot? It certainly isn’t for dining. The answer may surprise you. Well, I’m not sure this was the original intent of the lobster robot, but this robot has been targeted for mine detection of all things. The inventors took obvious cues from mother nature to create a robot with superior stability in coastal regions. Lobster have a specialized organ called a statocyst, which perceives their orientation to gravity. This allows the lobster to consistently orient itself in its turbid environment. Amazingly, the robot lobster can navigate rocks, crevices, and sandy bottom. What a delicious robot. Related Posts:Robots = Tribbles Cornell University has succeeded in creating a self replicating robot. The design is simple, crude even. But all... Boston Dynamics Big Dog Robot It's inevitable that the military will be implementing more and more robotics into the art of war. Robots can simply... Ground and Water Robotic Snake The Hirose Fukushima robotics lab has built an aquatic and terrestrial mobile robotic snake. This thing looks pretty natural on... Toyota Violin Playing Partner Robot Toyota today announced its mobility transport robot and its violin playing robot. The violin playing robot is (obviously) a... ETF - Feeling is Seeing Vivek Maheshwari and Ravi Saraf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have created an electroluminescent thin film that has tactile sensitivity... Comments1 Comment so far |
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So we are spending a fortune to mimic what nature has already done? Its the American way.