What scurries across the ocean floor barely letting anything
stop its path? Lobsters! Ironically, scientists are basing new designs for
water-proof robots on these little critters which could be used for many
different missions including surveillance, search and rescue, scavenging and
simply exploring. Cockroaches and geckos are also being used as bases for robot
designs.
Once again, scientists are taking a hint from Mother Nature.
A new robot called “Big Dog” is a four-legged, rough-terrain robot that
can carry extremely heavy loads almost over any surface or land. The design was
created with soldiers in mind, seeing as they are usually required to carry all their
materials and necessities with them, which can sometimes contain 15 pounds
simply of batteries, among other things.
Google has announced their new project that has been kept
secret for very long: a self-driving car. These cars have been tested in city
traffic, mountains and highways and have accumulated over 190,000 miles in
these locations. Google has also developed self-driving golf karts, which they
have in place on their campus.
Skaters have been an inspiration to scientists thereby
creating a portable phone charger. The remarkable thing is it’s run by kinetic
energy from someone's footsteps. Now someone can walk, talk AND charge. Not too
shabby.
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