#biorobotics

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Gliding Like a Grasshopper

Many biorobots are built after flies and bees--insects that rely heavily on flapping flight. For small robots, this means carrying heavy batteries or remaining tethered in order to power their motors. Instead, researchers have turned to grasshoppers for a lesson in small-scale gliding. (Image credit: Princeton/S. Khan/Fotobuddy; research credit: K. Lee et al.; via Physics World)

[para-droid]

Swarm Biotactics

"​SWARM introduces a new layer of tactical advantage – biological, scalable, and invisible – redefining operations in an era of shifting geopolitical and security paradigms."​

[macbeth-n-cheese]

Study in Synth Anatomy

Based on gen. 2 models

Finally done with this! It was very difficult to find good references for their insides, but I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. Wanted to give it a vintage medical book vibe ^^

(the French words are names I gave to the parts lol)

Edit: changed my signature and fixed this mistake that was driving me mad lol

Translation for the text, clockwise from the title:

'Anatomy of the Synthetic Man

Coolant Filter

Fuse Box

Reactor Casing

Coolant Pump Motor

Torso Mobility Joint

Auxiliar Coolant Tank

Negative Pressure Pump

Coolant Tank

Upper Limb Motor

Upper Limb Pulley Array'

There are a lot of HC parts that I ended up not including, because it would be wayyy too busy

[thegoodmexican]

Mexican students succeed in RoboCup 2019 with robot “Justina”

The objective of the Biorobotics Lab is to prepare students and pursue research in the area

[becoming-one-with-the-bomb]

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Implantable microrobots: Innovative manufacturing platform makes intricate biocompatible micromachines

A team of researchers led by Biomedical Engineering Professor Sam Sia at Columbia Engineering has developed a way to manufacture microscale-sized machines from biomaterials that can safely be implanted in the body. Working with hydrogels, which are biocompatible materials that engineers have been studying for decades, Sia has invented a new technique that stacks the soft material in layers to make devices that have three-dimensional, freely moving parts. The study, published online January 4, 2017, in Science Robotics, demonstrates a fast manufacturing method Sia calls "implantable microelectromechanical systems" (iMEMS).

By exploiting the unique mechanical properties of hydrogels, the researchers developed a "locking mechanism" for precise actuation and movement of freely moving parts, which can provide functions such as valves, manifolds, rotors, pumps, and drug delivery. They were able to tune the biomaterials within a wide range of mechanical and diffusive properties and to control them after implantation without a sustained power supply such as a toxic battery. They then tested the "payload" delivery in a bone cancer model and found that the triggering of release of doxorubicin from the device over 10 days showed high treatment efficacy and low toxicity, at 1/10 of the standard systemic chemotherapy dose.

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[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Flying Without a Rudder

Aircraft typically use a vertical tail to keep the craft from rolling or yawing. Birds, on the other hand, maneuver their wings and tail feathers to counter unwanted motions. (Image credit: E. Chang/Lentink Lab; research credit: E. Chang et al.; via Physics Today) Read the full article

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Swimming Like a Ray

Manta rays are amazing and efficient swimmers -- a necessity for any large animal that survives on tiny plankton. Researchers have built a new soft robot inspired by swimming mantas.  (Image credit: J. Lanoy; video and research credit: H. Qing et al.; via Ars Technica) Read the full article