Like a water strider, an insect walking or gliding on water lake or pond, this 10-legged robot can move over the surface of the water without sinking. The new aquatic Mikrorobot is designed to mimic the ability of long-legged insect that in walking on water.
This bionic Mikrorobot a refinement of a similar variety of robots as robots are developed to run a military spy missions, monitors water pollution, and various other applications. "Walking on water is a human dream, but actually it is a way of life of some aquatic insects," said Qinmin Pan, a researcher from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. "Mosquitoes, water strider, water spiders and do it every time."
Ability to walk on the water surface was supported by the legs of insects are highly waterproof (superhydrophobic).
Actually, the other scientist teiah create mini aquatic equipment based on water strider insects to develop a bionic robot that can monitor the water supply, or run a military spy mission when it was fitted with a camera. But, until now, none of which found a way to create a robot with a practical, agile, and inexpensive.
Chinese researchers successfully met all the requirements at their new robot that has 10 feet of wire supporting waterproof and two legs like a paddle-driven propulsion oieh two mini motorcycle. "Because the weight is equivalent to 390 mikrorobot water strider, people might think robots will be placed directly above the sink so the water," they said.
Despite weighing hundreds of times the native insects, small robots can be floated on the surface of the water with ease. Not only can walk on water, the robot is also able to rotate freely.*** [SCIENCEDAILY | KORAN TEMPO 3614]
This bionic Mikrorobot a refinement of a similar variety of robots as robots are developed to run a military spy missions, monitors water pollution, and various other applications. "Walking on water is a human dream, but actually it is a way of life of some aquatic insects," said Qinmin Pan, a researcher from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. "Mosquitoes, water strider, water spiders and do it every time."
Ability to walk on the water surface was supported by the legs of insects are highly waterproof (superhydrophobic).
Actually, the other scientist teiah create mini aquatic equipment based on water strider insects to develop a bionic robot that can monitor the water supply, or run a military spy mission when it was fitted with a camera. But, until now, none of which found a way to create a robot with a practical, agile, and inexpensive.
Chinese researchers successfully met all the requirements at their new robot that has 10 feet of wire supporting waterproof and two legs like a paddle-driven propulsion oieh two mini motorcycle. "Because the weight is equivalent to 390 mikrorobot water strider, people might think robots will be placed directly above the sink so the water," they said.
Despite weighing hundreds of times the native insects, small robots can be floated on the surface of the water with ease. Not only can walk on water, the robot is also able to rotate freely.*** [SCIENCEDAILY | KORAN TEMPO 3614]
