Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs lead to the worst nightmares. I often wake up shaken from a recurring image of insect swarms. Now at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) has taken the idea of robotic swarms to a whole new level. This follows the Harvard experiment last year: Swarm robotics studies how large groups of robots … Read more
Well after a three week hiatus in Eastern Europe and Israel, I am happy to back at my computer writing about the latest summer robotic innovation – Robotic Gerridae. Yes, these amazing critters are able to sail and walk on water with amazing ease that one would think they are from the messianic age. Unfortunately, … Read more
Before I talk robots, I must share with you a sad story about starfish. One morning my seven year old turned to his Mom and said, you know what I am getting too old for Sponge Bob. The yellow sponge and his best friend the pink starfish have been his faithful companions since toddlers, and … Read more
Mid-August is always a slow time in New York, and it seems as though the robotic world has followed step. So much of the news is about summer bot camps, world robot cups, and even origami robots (which I will discuss below). Before illustrating how robots can do amazingly stupid pet tricks, like humans wrapping … Read more