MORPH 3

morph 3
officials and researchers in japan, home to almost half
the world's 756,000 industrial robots, hope a new robot
industry will give the stagnant economy a boost.
japanese researchers want to advance the technology
by improving mobility or making robots more autonomous.
morph 3, a 38-cm-tall humanoid robot, tries to stand
after being laid on its back during an experiment at the
chiba institute of technology in narashino, chiba prefecture.
the project is a joint project between kitano symbiotic system
project and leading edge design corp.
athletic properties of the robot become the highest among
the same size robots in the world.
the robot appeared on the stage of robocup 2002 held in
fukuoka, japan.

Morif

morph 3
officials and researchers in japan, home to almost half
the world's 756,000 industrial robots, hope a new robot
industry will give the stagnant economy a boost.
japanese researchers want to advance the technology
by improving mobility or making robots more autonomous.
morph 3, a 38-cm-tall humanoid robot, tries to stand
after being laid on its back during an experiment at the
chiba institute of technology in narashino, chiba prefecture.
the project is a joint project between kitano symbiotic system
project and leading edge design corp.
athletic properties of the robot become the highest among
the same size robots in the world.
the robot appeared on the stage of robocup 2002 held in
fukuoka, japan.

Spider RoBo

spider-like robots

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comet III
was designed by chiba university professor kenzo nonami, and
is part of a state-funded project to develop de-mining technologies
for afghanistan. four metres long and weighing one tonne,
the comet III walks on six sturdy metal legs.
an additional limb in front is equipped with a metal
detector and radar to find mines, while a second sprays
paint on the ground to mark the spot.

Real Robo

ACM-R3
the first successful mechanical snake was also developed
by professor shigeo hirose.
the active cord mechanism consisted of 13-links.

SNAKE ROBO

snake-like robots
souryu
snake robots are also known as serpentine robots.
as the name suggests, these robots possess multiple actuated
joints thus mulitple degrees of freedom.
this gives them superior ability to flex, reach, and approach a
huge volume in its workspace with infinte number of configurations.
this redundance in configurations gives them the technical name:
hyper redundant robots. ideally, the future snake design will
consist of three degree of freedom stages - roll, pitch, and extension.
souryu or blue dragon, is a remote-controlled robot designed by
tokyo institute of technology's professor shigeo hirose.
the snake-like souryu crawls using six tracks, two on each
side of its three-part body. it is equipped with a camera
and microphone to search for victims, and can bend at
the joints or roll over on its side to maneuver through rubble.

DOG ROBO

BigDog the Mule Boston Dynamics has created BigDog the robotic pack mule which according to them is "the most advanced quadruped robot on Earth!" BigDog can carry four infantry backpacks while keeping its balance over different type of terrains. The following freaky video (28MB WMV) shows BigDog walking through mud, over slippery snow, over rocks, up a hill, and even keeps itself from toppling over when it's being kicked! BigDog stands about waist high, can carry 165 lbs (75 kg), can walk through most terrain and can always keep its balance. The on-board computer controls locomotion, monitors external & internal sensors and keeps itself balanced. A gasoline engine powers BigDog's hydraulic system for actuating the hydraulically controlled legs.

Soft Robots

Japan is always breaking new barriers with soft robot technology. You’ve probably seen them on Yahoo news or TV – the humanoid looking robots with silicone bodies and flexible joints.