Bioinspiration and Biomimetics
Harvard Makes Robots with No Strings Attached
| Staff Reporter | | Sep 12, 2014 05:47 AM EDT |
Researchers from Harvard's School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed the first soft robot, a quadriped capable of standing up and walking by itself, without wires that constantly connects it to computers and a power source.
The Secret to Gecko Stickiness: Toe Hairs
| Marc Maligalig | | Aug 13, 2014 02:04 AM EDT |
Oregon researchers say geckos don't really stick to surfaces.
Scientists are Building Robot Octopi for Underwater Missions
| Marc Maligalig | | Jul 30, 2014 08:47 AM EDT |
A multiarmed prototype has been developed.
New Drones Inspired by Mother Nature
| Lemuel Cacho | | May 26, 2014 01:08 AM EDT |
Scientists and researchers are getting inspiration from nature in designing the next generation of drones.
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