Website review: Robot walks on water
starspirit discovered this in Robotics
•7 reviews since Jul 11, 2007
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starspirit discovered 13 months ago- Water striders, insects that walk on the surface of the water, may never set foot on land in their lives, and yet they're not swimmers. Over the past million or so years, this insect--sometimes called a water skater--has optimized its use of surface tension to balance its 0.01-gram body on lakes, ponds, and even oceans. Researchers Yun Seong Song, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, and Metin Sitti, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, both from Carnegie Mellon University, have recently built a robot that mimics the water strider's natural abilities. The first water striding robot, with an appearance and design closely resembling its insect counterpart, doesn't ever break the surface tension of the water, and is highly maneuverable. Left) Photo of the water strider insect. (Right) Photo of the 1-gram robot on the surface of the water. A, B, C, D: supporting legs; E and F: actuating legs; G: body with on-board electronics and power source; H: middle actuator; I and J: right and left actuators. Image credit: Yun Seong Song and Metin Sitti. ŠIEEE 2007.
- danger359 rated 12 months ago
- Robot Walks on Water More progress in the technology of very small robots based on biomemetics " Researchers Yun Seong Song, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, and Metin Sitti, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, both from Carnegie Mellon University, have recently built a robot that mimics the water strider's natural abilities. The first water striding robot, with an appearance and design closely resembling its insect counterpart, doesn't ever break the surface tension of the water, and is highly maneuverable." "Citation: Song, Yun Seong, and Sitti, Metin. "Surface-Tension-Driven Biologically Inspired Water Strider Robots: Theory and Experiments." IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Vol. 23, No. 3, June 2007. "
- RoadGeek rated 12 months ago
- Excellent project.
- workinggirl rated 13 months ago
- Amazing.
- flyingrose rated 13 months ago
- (Left) Photo of the water strider insect. (Right) Photo of the 1-gram robot on the surface of the water. A, B, C, D: supporting legs; E and F: actuating legs; G: body with on-board electronics and power source; H: middle actuator; I and J: right and left actuators. Image credit: Yun Seong Song and Metin Sitti. ŠIEEE 2007.
- comforteagle rated 13 months ago
- Robot walking on the water
- omgplasticjesus rated 13 months ago
- But is it going to die for our sins??
