#robotic insects

[steampunkdepot]

Octo-hunter by Leigh Dunn.  Victorian / Steampunk inspired 'Night Light' 532 individual pieces, over160 hours' work.

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[steampunkdepot]

[steampunkdepot]

Lindsey Bessanon creates a mechanical series based on nature’s insects. The ‘Robotic Steampunk Insects’ are individually colored with attached metallic parts which are constructed as an android

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Lindsey Bessanon creates a mechanical series based on nature’s insects. The ‘Robotic Steampunk Insects’ are individually colored with attached metallic parts which are constructed as an android

[neurosciencenews]

Robotic Insect Mimics the Ability of the Water Strider to Jump On Water

International team of researchers looked to water strider insects to develop a robot that jumps off water's surface.

The research is in the Science. (full access paywall)

Research: "Jumping on water: Surface tension–dominated jumping of water striders and robotic insects" by Je-Sung Koh, Eunjin Yang, Gwang-Pil Jung, Sun-Pill Jung, Jae Hak Son, Sang-Im Lee, Piotr G. Jablonski, Robert J. Wood, Ho-Young Kim, and Kyu-Jin Cho in Science doi:10.1126/science.aab1637

Image: For the robotic insect to jump off water, the lightweight catapult mechanism uses a burst of momentum coupled with limited thrust to propel the robot off the water without breaking the water's surface. An automatic triggering mechanism, built from composite materials and actuators, was employed to activate the catapult. Image credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

[bio-sensing]

Robotic Insects

[syzara]

Collector Swarms, anyone?