Monday, May 9, 2011

This Insanely Fast Robot Caterpillar Creeps Me Out Way More Than the Real Thing [Video]

The GoQBot is a soft-bodied silicon rubber robot that uses a ballistic rolling technique powered by actuators made out of shape-memory alloy coils to move crazy fast—its push-off time is under 250ms, and it spins at 300rpm. Imagine that landing on your face. [Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, PopSci] More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/q_3yB3qUnmo/holy-balls-this-caterpillar-robot-moves-almost-as-fast-as-you-blink

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