Jumping Grasshopper Bot Sets New record

Posted May 21st, 2008 by J_Mart No Comments »

This small grasshopper style robot, created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, has just set a new record for the highest jump ever done by a robot. It only stands 5 centimeters tall, but successfully jumped more than 27 times it’s height. Thanks to the technology already created from personal beepers, this robot was able to set the new high jump record. This grasshopper bot was powered by the same unit that makes a beeper vibrate. Although the robot cannot yet land back on it’s feet, scientist are still developing it, and hope to one day have solar panels, sensors, and microprocessors in it. The grasshopper robot would be an incredible asset in maneuvering through disaster areas to find survivors without putting any people in harms way. Below is a nice little video showing the grasshopper bot in action. Read the rest of this entry »

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New Robots That Can Carry Your Luggage

Posted February 14th, 2008 by J_Mart No Comments »

RoboPorter 

Today’s technology is increasing rapidly, and at this point, I think it’s safe to say that we’re living in the future. And what kind of sucker in the future carries his own luggage when there are robot slaves to do it for him? Luckily, the Kita Kyushu airport in Japan is now offering RoboPorters to help travelers tote their baggage. As of right now, it just knows how to bring people to bus stops and taxi stands, so you can’t use it to get to your car, but it’s a hint at what’s to come in the even more distant and lazy future. Hooray!

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