Kondo Kagaku robot maker from Japan has launched a new spider robot with six legs and the form which looks more like a spider,

Robot spider has a code-M6 KMR model and is targeted to fans of the robot, researchers / education, and people who want to scare other people also can.

Each leg has two servo motors Kondo KRS-2552HV ICS - one for horizontal rotation and one for vertical movement. This bot seems to have a maximum ground clearance of about 4 inches.

The control panel Kondo RCB-4HV directs leg movement, and battery 10.8V 800mAh Ni-MH for electricity supply. Users can add additional leg assemblies to make the spider more frightening.

The robot will be marketed in May for about $ 880, probably will find many fans among users Kondo KHR humanoid robot kit.

Souce : Spider Robot from Kondo Kagaku 

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Stunning view of technological innovation that exist in SmartBird which is a robot bird that can fly with a motion almost exactly the original bird and bird model has excellent aerodynamic qualities and extreme agility like a normal bird. With SmartBird, Festo the author has succeeded in deciphering the flight capabilities of birds into the technology that we can use.

This robot has a carbon fiber material and electronic controls closely denganb only 0.4 kilograms only. Festo has demonstrated technology that illustrates how sophisticated robot able to fly: SmartBird aerodynamically very efficient, even turning his head like a real seagull do to make aerobatik movement.

This is made possible by the active drive unit articulated torsional, which in combination with a complex control system to reach the level of efficiency that is unprecedented in aviation operations. Festo has thus succeeded for the first time in creating a technical adaptation of energy efficient models from nature.

Robot bird brings bionic technology, inspired by the herring gull, which could start flying off the ground independently - without additional drive mechanism.

But if you think about the larger implications of this robot, the chances are quite stunning: Imagine a robot spy plane based on this technology, packed with GPS systems are ultra-lightweight, powerful battery and high-precision camera and microphone. The type of data that can be collected secret surveillance robot bird will certainly impressive - and more stylish than any device other spy drones out there.

Wings not only move up and down, but also rotates at a certain angle. SmartBird robot uses Zigbee radio communications that convey information to a computer that mentrak flights, increasing pergerakaannya.

You can visit this site at Festo robot maker, Source : Smartbird Robot Teknologi Bionik

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University of California Davis commercializing modular robots that will allow researchers to study such a robot AI field of robotics, biomimetics, and collaboration without having to build the robot hardware itself.

developed by Graham Ryland and Harry Cheng, intended to fill a gap in the market for modular machines for research.

As shown in the video below, each module iMobot can crawl or roll around, and standing. The camera can be inserted into the faceplate rotating joints, according to the researchers.

Each module has a standard mount to the other modules and sensor modules can be added in limited configurations.

Modules can be linked into shape like a snake robot that can be stretched on uneven terrain, or larger formations that can move on wheels. Start-ups this robot maker receives research funding for small business 

innovation-from the National Science Foundation, and they hope to market iMobot at the end of 2011.

Detail from youtobe  :

Source : Barobo IMobot quoted from

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