3D printing method developed by Ji Shi uses robotic arm and biomimicry, where the output form is inspired by the structure of spider web for greater strength:
Most of today’s researches and applications of robotic fabrication are limited to replicating human labor and raising efficiency of
manufacturing. However, in the project of Robotic 6-Axis 3D Printing,
we developed a fabrication strategy learning and emulating the law of
nature (referring to Chinese philosophy “师法自然 “). By studying the
material and structure performance of 3D form in nature, we figured out a
way to incorporate biomimetic fabrication strategy into 3D printing
process. And by designing the special robotic-end effector (Tooling) and
utilizing the great flexibility and accuracy of KUKA robotics, the
biomimetic fabricating process has been fully realized.
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“Boston Dynamics, the robotics company that Google bought at the end of 2013, has released a video showing off "Spot,” its newest four-legged robot. Boston Dynamics is best known for robots like this, having previously built BigDog (which can hurl a cinder block), the cheetah-like WildCat, and a humanoid called “PetMan.”
Spot is a smaller, quieter version of the company’s four-legged robots. The bot has been slimmed down to 160 pounds and is about the size of a large dog. Previous walkers from the company used a two-stroke engine to drive a hydraulics system, which meant the robot sounded like a chainsaw or dirt bike while in operation.”
Introducing “Spot” - Boston Dynamics newest robodog
Awww… Look at this little Google fella. How cute it is, nearly galloping up the stairs!
I bet the altruistic Spot from an alternative universe lives a happy life as an ambitious corporate coffee boybot, equipped with a sweet & delighful Pixar-like frontend interface driven by a devoted & humble AI. Our futures, however, are lost. All of them.
Spot is a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. Spot has a sensor head that helps it navigate and negotiate rough terrain. Spot weighs about 160 lbs.
Creative robotics project developed by madlabb.cc aims to make interactive experiences easier to create with industrial robotic arms:
Robo.Op is an open hardware / open software platform for hacking industrial robots (IRs) … Although the last decade has seen a large body of work develop for creative robotics, there are still steep challenges to overcome for working with IRs outside of manufacturing settings. The three primary challenges for working on the fringes of industrial robotics are (1) Access: their high costs make it difficult to even have access to an IR; (2) Siloing: robotics brands are purposefully not compatible with one another; and (3) Private: the knowledge to work with IRs is often hidden or non-existent. Robo.Op tries to address each of these challenge by making it cheaper and easier to
customize your IR for creative use. It’s made up of a modular prototyping platform, a simpler software interface, and a centralized hub for sharing knowledge, tools, and code.
