Boston Dynamics (1983–2022)

Robot Bat doesn't suck (blood)

What is Bat Bot and Why Use it?

"In robotics, the bat is a challenging design because of all of the joints of this creature it is made to mimic. The flying mammal has been mimicked unlike ever before with Bat Bot, the world’s first bat robot. It has the appearance of a bat and acts like one too. But why does it exist – for what purpose?..."

 article by Christy Birmingham

whenbusinessinspire.com

Advanced Robotic Bat Can Fly Like the Real Thing

 

phys.org

Medication Vs meditation

Robot - Tai Qi - Kung Fu

via article Meet the robot that knows KUNG FU  dailymail.co.uk

SKEYE Nano Drone

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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation | artdaily

World's most advanced android robots at The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
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Yoshikazu TSUNO

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Former astronaut and the director of the museum, Mamoru Mori (2nd R), and Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (2nd L) pose with new female humanoid robots "Otonaroid" (R) and "Kodomoroid" (L) at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Technology in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. 

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Self-organising Robots Inspired by Termite Colonies

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Robot evolution

Robot evolution kottke.org/13/04/robot-ev…
— David Bailey (@DavidBTwit) April 15, 2013

" Here we evolve the bodies of soft robots made of multiple materials (muscle, bone, & support tissue) to move quickly. Evolution produces a diverse array of fun, wacky, interesting, but ultimately functional soft robots. Enjoy!"   Jeff Clune

Dragonfly Architecture

Not just weapons of destruction: How drones are being used to build the skyscrapers of the future which could house more than 30,000 people.
 Mail Online

A prototype has been created using miniature drones to lift 1,500 foam blocks into a complex cylindrical towe.

Flight Assembled Architecture Revisited, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2021-2022 from Gramazio Kohler Research on Vimeo.

Robonaut Operates Task Board in Space

"In the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory, Robonaut 2 is pictured on Jan. 2, during a round of testing for the first humanoid robot in space. Ground teams put Robonaut through its paces as they remotely commanded it to operate valves on a task board. Robonaut is a testbed for exploring new robotic capabilities in space, and its form and dexterity allow it to use the same tools and control panels as its human counterparts do aboard the station."  
Photo Credit nasa.gov

Gustav Metzger Thinks About Nothing | Design Week

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Artist Gustav Metzger hooked himself up to a robot carving machine, that turned his brainwaves into a sculpture.

Null Object, a visual representation of Gustav Metzger’s empty thoughts

"Working with art and technology group London Fieldworks, Metzger created 3D shape information based on EEG readings of his brainwaves as he furiously tried to think of nothing."
designweek.co.uk

10 Robots with Very Specific Tasks - Mental Floss

Mental Floss
"What do we want robots to do for us? The field of robotics is making great leaps in robot abilities, but these abilities come one at a time. We won’t have Rosie from The Jetsons until the various specific tasks are combined into one machine. When that happens, they will take over. But until then, you’ll have to choose the purpose of your robot, and hope it can do that specific task well. Here are some of the most recently-unveiled robots and what they can do..."  Miss Cellania


Flight Assembled Architecture


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In A Gadda Da Vida

Butterfly-Inspired Flying Robots

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

 

The beautiful science of a butterfly's flight  

 "An undergraduate engineering student at Johns Hopkins University, Tiras Lin, has used high-speed, high-resolution cameras to gain a new perspective on the mechanics of a painted lady butterfly's flight patterns. Information gathered from his research may be used to construct better designs for micro aerial vehicles that could be used by the United States military."

Butterfly Flight Inspires Better Flying Robots

"Mechanical engineers aim high-speed video cameras at planet's prettiest bugs to obtain flight insights."

Links:

Johns Hopkins University

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Unraveling a Butterfly’s Aerial Antics Could Help Builders of Bug-Size Flying Robots
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Butterfly-Inspired Flying Robots
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Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme

Flying robot quadrotors perform the James Bond Theme by playing various instruments including the keyboard, drums and maracas, a cymbal, and the debut of an adapted guitar built from a couch frame. The quadrotors play this "couch guitar" by flying over guitar strings stretched across a couch frame; plucking the strings with a stiff wire attached to the base of the quadrotor. A special microphone attached to the frame records the notes made by the "couch guitar".

Quadrotors Come to TED
Video by Kurtis Sensenig
Text by Evan Lerner upenn.edu

Flying People in New York City

Three human shaped RC planes were flown around New York City to create the illusion of people flying.

A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors

A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors

 

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Swarming their way (gracefully) to a warzone: Amazing flying display by robotic choppers that could one day help our troops. dailymail.co.uk

Ornithopter

AMAZING RC BIRD!! Original RC Ornithopter!

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James and Rosie Preparing Popcorn and Sandwiches

Ping-pong robots debut in China | Physorg

 "Last week some oohs and ahhs were in order as two ping-pong playing robots made their debut at Zhejiang University in China. The two robots played against each other and with humans. True, this was not the first time the world witnessed robots playing table tennis. There was Topio, a robot made by Vietnamese robotics firm, TOSY."   Nancy Owano

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Panasonic 16 finger shampoo

but what about the cuddling?

Panasonic hair-washing robot

Panasonic's hair-washing robot

 Links about Panasonic washing hair robot:

Japan's Panasonic develops robot hair-washer: physorg.com

With 24 high-tech fingers, Japan robot washes hair: reuters.com

Japanese robot washes hair: smh.com.au

A robot that flies like a bird

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