The first robot that can jump and roll over rough terrain has been created by a PhD student from bath, U.K, Rhodri Armour and his colleagues claim that they have been looking to nature for their inspiration, wanting to design a robot that can jump obstacles in it’s path like an insect would.
The robot is said to be ideal for space exploration due to the way in which it can handle rough terrain, the “jollbot” is shaped like a spherical cage which can roll in any direction, giving it manoeuvrability without the problem of overturning or getting stuck in potholes.
The robot is also small and flexible, weighing less than a kg, meaning it won’t get damaged after a jump.
Armour explains: “others in the past have made robots that can jump and robots that roll; but we’ve made the first robot that can do both”.
Cleaning robots are now being employed by companies such as Fuji heavy industries ltd and Sumitomo Corporation in Osaka city, Japan.
One in particular operated by Reibi has laser sensors so that it can avoid obstacles, it is also able to communicate with elevators so that It can go from floor to floor on it’s own. As a final bonus it also is equipped with cameras that will record it’s entire shift! I don’t know why or what use this will be of? Maybe as crime prevention tool? Or so that the employers can see that it has been doing its job properly?
Another robotic invention, the microscopic wheel could save lives apparently, developed by two scientists from the universities of Sheffield and Barcelona, Ramin Golestanian and Pietro Tierno, The nanomachines will be able to travel around in your body and release small amounts of medicine directly into your system, this will be useful in treating aids and cancer victims as well as a host of other illness’s.
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