They are also robots, but why do they look so strange?
1. Robotic arm lifting weights
A Polish robotics engineer has created a synthetic robotic arm and hand capable of lifting 7 kg dumbbells.
Poland-based company Automaton Robotic has designed a synthetic arm and hand with fine motor skills. The company’s engineer, Łukasz Koźlik, built this robotic arm to be able to perform the same movements as a real human arm. It is known that this robot arm works entirely thanks to the hydraulic system and electric power.
The robotic arm can perform a wide range of complex movements, but it possesses only half as much “muscle” as a real arm – it uses a pneumatic artificial muscle, a.k.a. “muscle”. McKibben”, uses hydraulic fluid such as water to be able to stretch on command.
This arm consumes 200 watts of power at full power and it can operate almost like a biological arm. Currently, synthetic arms still lack finger flexors and left-to-right wrist movements. However, it can easily move the fingers from left to right without using any muscles.
2. Gordon, Robot controlled by mouse brain
The scientists designed a robot with a brain grafted from 50,000 to 100,000 mouse neurons to figure out the function of the biological brain. Robotic models could also help fight neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Gordon is a robot designed by scientists at the University of Reading. With 50,000 to 100,000 active neurons, Gordon’s brain will help scientists understand how memories are stored in the human brain.
Kevin Warwick, one of the key architects of the robot, placed mouse neurons in a nutrient-rich channel on an array of 60 electrodes. According to the scientist, this multi-electrode array (MEA) acts as an intermediary between the machine and living tissue. Its role is to receive electrical impulses from the brain and deliver them to the wheels of the robot, and at the same time receive electrical impulses transmitted by sensors.
This robot brain is housed in a special temperature regulator. It uses only the Bluetooth radio link to communicate with its “body”, and no additional devices control it. As the world’s first robot to be controlled by living brain tissue, Gordon is one of the most amazing robots in the world.
3. Motobot
Motobot is a humanoid robot developed by Yamaha Motors to automatically drive around a racetrack. It is capable of operating the motorcycle’s controls with little or no modification. This robot can make certain decisions, such as choosing the best lines around the track.
While the idea of driverless cars is not new, Yamaha is pushing the idea with the help of its robot-controlled motorcycle. The prototype of this autopilot robot is called “Motobot”.
Motobot uses a variety of actuators to perform rides and actions similar to those of a driver. Once fully developed, Motobot will be racing against MotoGP world champion, Valentino Rossi. The design company claims the robot can drive at more than 200 kilometers per hour.
However, the company’s real purpose is to use Motobot to test driver assistance features as well as improve the safety of the cars.
4. Crab robot
A British nature documentary producer uses a crab robot fitted with a spy camera to capture footage of the annual red crab migration on Christmas Island.
John Downer, a famous nature documentary director from the UK, used a crab robot to document the migration of red crabs on Christmas Island in Australia. The video showcases the red crab migration in the area that takes place every year from October to December. During the migration, millions of crabs move ashore to mate, leave eggs, and then film back to the forest.
A crab robot fitted with a “spy camera” captured rare moments of this “epic” event. The footage helped the filmmaker see in detail how the red crabs roam the woods, cross main roads and eventually reach the sea during mating season.
5. Dolphin robot
A New Zealand company has developed a $26 million animatronic dolphin that swims like a real dolphin.
Edge Innovations, a company in New Zealand, has developed robotic dolphins for use in public aquariums. These dolphins look like real dolphins, built to mimic real dolphins, with the aim of freeing real dolphins from captivity. Weighing less than 600 pounds (272 kg) and costing $26 million, these robotic dolphins can swim gracefully and effectively mimic real dolphins. Its development will help visitors enjoy the marine animals in a more humane way.
Dolphin robot is controlled via remote controller. With just one click, it can interact with humans like a real creature.
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