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Robot Walks on Water
Mimicking Insects to Avoid Sinking Using Surface Tension.PITTSBURGH -- Nature inspires many things, from fashion to perfume to furniture. Now, technology gets a little inspiration.
After watching tiny bugs like these walk on water, Carnegie Mellon University mechanical engineer Metin Sitti wanted one of his own.
"We tried to make a robot to simulate the insect," he tells DBIS. He tried and succeeded. This new tiny, lightweight, spindly legged creature is a robot that can propel itself across water in all directions. It can turn even sharp corners like the insect does, so it's very agile.
The robot's body is made of a super-light carbon fiber material. Its steel legs are coated with non-stick Teflon to repel water. A tiny battery gives it power.
Full article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0710-robot_walks_on_water.htm"We tried to make a robot to simulate the insect," he tells DBIS. He tried and succeeded. This new tiny, lightweight, spindly legged creature is a robot that can propel itself across water in all directions. It can turn even sharp corners like the insect does, so it's very agile.
The robot's body is made of a super-light carbon fiber material. Its steel legs are coated with non-stick Teflon to repel water. A tiny battery gives it power.
Source: sciencedaily.com
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