Whether they use pneumatics, hydraulics, or some other type of motion control, robots are increasingly being modeled after the greatest designer of all—Mother Nature. Here’s a look at some of the most amazing designs you’ll see engineers working on today.
1. German robotic ape
The focus of this project, from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, is the design and development of intelligent structures for application in mobile robot systems, especially in walking machines. The ape project goal is to increase the efficiency of a complex walking robot by using intelligent structures. Rigid elements are extended to single subsystems—which provide an advantage to the overall system by delivering enhanced mobility and sensor information.
http://robotik.dfki-bremen.de/en/research/projects/istruct.html
Filed Under: Hydraulic equipment + components, Pneumatic equipment + components, Robotics • robotic grippers • end effectors