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ASIMO (which is an acronym for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) is an android created by Honda, Japanese public multinational company. This robot was created to be a helper to people. ASIMO was designed to operate in real-world environments, with the ability to walk or run on two feet.[1-6] ASIMO, model of 2005. [11] 1…
The iRobot 510 PackBot is a series of military robots by iRobot Corporation (USA). It is one of the most successful battle-tested robots in the world. Modular, adaptable and expandable, PackBot performs bomb disposal, surveillance/reconnaissance and a wide range of other dangerous missions while keeping armed forces out of harm’s way.[1][2][3] iRobot 510 PackBot. [4]…
Shakey the robot was the first general-purpose mobile robot to be able to reason about its own actions. While other robots would have to be instructed on each individual step of completing a larger task, Shakey could analyze the command and break it down into basic chunks by itself.[1][2][3][4] Shakey was developed from 1966 through…
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is a multipurpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – helicopter, developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. The first flight of the MQ-8B version took place on 18 December 2006 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.[1][2][4][5] A US Navy MQ-8B with the BRITE Star II…
The da Vinci Surgical System is a robotic surgical equipment made by Intuitive Surgical Inc. and designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. The da Vinci System consists of a surgeon’s console and a patient-side cart with four interactive robotic arms controlled from the console.[1][2][3] da Vinci Surgical System. [5] Three of…
Geminoid is an android that looks and moves like its prototype with very high level of resemblance. The first model of this robot (was developed in 2006), Geminoid HI-1, was the cybernetic twin of its creator, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro from Japan, who works at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR, based in Kyoto) and Osaka…
SpringWalker Exoskelton is a self-actuated spring-action human bipedal device that includes a back-mounted frame attached to the upper torso of a user, and separate articulated right and left leg frames pivotally attached by U-joints to lower portions of the back frame.[1][2] Drawing of SpringWalker. [1] The user’s feet are secured to the leg frames so…
The TALON robot is a small tracked military system, designed by the Foster-Miller company (USA) for wide range of missions (from reconnaissance to combat). It can move through sand, water, and snow as well as climb stairs. The robot weighs less than 45 kg (or 27 kg for the Reconnaissance version). Its cargo bay accommodates…
Since 1990 Theo Jansen, Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor, builds huge structures that resemble skeletons of animals which are able to move under the influence of wind on the sandy beaches.[1][2][3] These structures are known as Strandbeest (Dutch: strand = beach; beest = beast), wind-walking examples of artificial life. Jansen calls them “animals” or “creatures”.[2][3]…
“Crusher” is an autonomous off-road Unmanned Ground Combat System developed by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), USA.[1][2][3] Crusher. [4] The robot can travel over rough terrain, such as vertical walls more than 1.2 m high, wooded slopes, and rocky creekbeds. The “Crusher” has…
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