2010-08-01

Acrobatic Robots



A Drexel University-led research team unveiled the newest, most central member of a collaboration with Korean researchers. Jaemi, a humanoid (HUBO), embodies efforts to advance humanoid development and enhance the concept of human-robotic interaction.
Hong's lab, the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech, is filled with robots that would fit right into a "Star Wars" sequel. "From humanoid robots to rolling, climbing, wheel-leg hybrid robots," says Hong, as he points to the row of awards that circle the large rubber robot work out mat on the floor of the lab.

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Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory

"Robot Evolution by Intelligent Design"

The Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia Tech is a facility for graduate and undergraduate robotics research and education with an emphasis on studying novel mobile robot locomotion strategies. Our research interests are in the area of Robot Locomotion and Manipulation, Kinematics and Mechanisms, and Autonomous Systems.

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Sources
Acrobatic Robots
http://www.physorg.com/news199368009.html
YouTube - Science Nation - Acrobatic Robots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpvE4fySkGA
RoMeLa
http://www.romela.org/main/Robotics_and_Mechanisms_Laboratory
Robots - RoMeLa
http://www.romela.org/main/Robots

Related
Acrobatic Robots | LiveScience
http://www.livescience.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=36968
Dennis Hong | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Virginia Tech
http://www.me.vt.edu/people/faculty/hong.html
Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_hong_my_seven_species_of_robot.html
YouTube - Meet our robots!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwrpaELOOI&feature=player_embedded#!
YouTube - CHARLI L robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbmXIGCCDvk
YouTube - DARwIn, by RoMeLa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klBjbDVftJw