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3D Cocooner From Festo Spins Web In Mid-Air
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Robot Arm With Fluidic Muscles Fascinating robotic arm technology is based on the human skeletal structure. (11/6/2007re: Harry Harrison) |
Yamaha Deus Ex Wearable Motorcycle Concept Although only a concept, the 'Deus Ex' may remind you of another vision of the wearable motorcycle. (11/10/2008re: Various) |
Robot AquaPenguins Soar Underwater This robot has an extremely flexible 'fuselage' or body that helps it move uncannily like a real penguin. Note: this article now has video! (4/20/2009re: Michael Swanwick) |
Festo Aqua Ray Robot I love underwater robots. Especially the biomimetic underwater robots. This manta ray robot is amazing with the skin on - or off. With video! (4/20/2009re: Various) |
WIND Wearable Robot Controller Robot wirelessly sense, robot do. Kind of like a full-torso waldo. (2/5/2010re: Robert Heinlein) |
Dark Cloud: The Future Of (Anti-)Social Networking In which two books, read at the same time, coincidentally make each other more interesting. (4/2/2010re: Barnes/Lanier) |
Still Dreaming Of Tentacle Arms Beware the 'long, flexible, glittering tentacles...' (4/14/2010re: H.G. Wells) |
Festo Biomimetic Bionic Handling Systems Oh, those guys at Festo are doing more than just dreaming about tentacle arms! (4/19/2010re: H.G. Wells) |
Festo Bionic Handling Assistant Video Terrific video presents Festo's robotics work, as described by the engineers who created it. (9/27/2010re: H.G. Wells) |
Marvin Minsky's Tentacle Arm Video Even in 1968, it was time to 'Beware the 'long, flexible, glittering tentacles...'' (11/11/2010re: H.G. Wells) |
SmartBird Robotic Bird In Flight Remarkable biomimetic robot from the Festo corporation (not Tyrell). (3/29/2011re: Philip K. Dick) |
Festo ExoHand Fine Motor Skill Robotic Hand 'Waldo put his arms into the primary pair before him - all three pairs... came to life.' (7/5/2012re: Robert Heinlein) |
Most Advanced Robotic Hand? 'Hands I could order from the atomics-engineering equipment companies...'- Robert Heinlein, 1956. (10/2/2014re: Robert Heinlein) |
Graphene Cytobot - Cyborg Bacterial Spores May Help Astronauts '[It] had not yet objected to being made over into a portion of an electronic system... '- Philip K. Dick, 1964. (3/15/2015re: Philip K. Dick) |
eMotionButterfly Ultralight Robot From Festo 'Artificial butterflies darted along invisible beams...'- Roger Zelazny, 1980. (3/16/2015re: Roger Zelazny) |
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