Showing posts with label Robots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robots. Show all posts
Friday, December 12, 2008

GrassHoper Robot


Keeping these things in mind, Rhodri Armour, a PhD student from the University of Bath as created a new robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball, dubbed Jollbot.Jollbot jumps over obstacles and rolls over smoother terrain, could play a key role in space exploration or land survey work in the future.Robots are no longer new to the masses. There have been several robots, but one of the prime causes that limits this gadget is its ability to commute swiftly. Robots with legs are very complex, expensive and encounter problems if they fall while the ones with wheels limit the size of obstacles they can overcome.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Motoman SDA10 New Robot


The Motoman SDA10 measures 135-centimeter (4.5 ft) tall, weighs 220-kilogram (480 lb). It has 15 joints, 7 in each arm and one in the torso. The many joints allow it to move easily and follow a wide range of motions. It works by speech recognition technology to take verbal orders and then executes them efficiently.The Motoman SDA10 is an agile dual-arm industrial robot that is capable of frying you an okonomiyaki (pan-fried batter cake). It was shown at the International Next-Generation Robot Fair in Osaka. It is a product of Yaskawa Electric, designed to work independently together with humans in the workplace.