The coolest and most terrifying bionic robots

The official warning: in view of the onset of the holidays, the translator brazenly added from himself to the article of unscientific ad-lib, so his rastak. Measures have already been taken.



When creating a good robot, it is often useful to go outside the secret lab and look around for inspiration. Borrowing TTX and perks from insects, birds, fish, and mammals, the gloomy geniuses sometimes created robots that not only swim and jump , but also those who steal books and behave very nicely .

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One gifted citizen of Japan, for example, created an 11-meter smoking, self-propelled smoking machine , inspired by the appearance of a rhinoceros beetle.



To the feat of such heroes did not go unnoticed, let's look at the fruits of their labors.







Salamandra robotica II

Muse: Salamander

The reason for the coolness: Winding, amphibious awesomeness



Bright yellow and flexible, this cybersalamander easily overcomes the earth and water - and can continue to move, even if it loses several parts of the body. Developed by the laboratory of biorobotics at the EPFL Switzerland, the salamander can cross the sands of deserts, and the waters of the oceans (as long as the layout is 1:10 000).



Scientists hide the true motives behind the creation of this robot and cynically say that the purpose of the experiment was to understand how the brain controls the coordination of movements during movement.

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Robobees

Muse: Fly

The reason for the coolness: The tiniest robonasekiemi, at the moment (of those with whom the vulture is removed)



A swarm of tiny automated insects, each a little more than a penny, was released by scientists from Harvard University. Each robomeha weighs 80 milligrams, has a wingspan of 3 centimeters and makes 120 strokes every second.



Like real flies, these robone insects can swarm and perform the highest insect flying patterns. Unlike real flies, the wings of robots are driven by a piezoelectric activator, a ceramic strip that expands and contracts under the influence of current. The researchers developed a piezoelectric drive, because Robot bees are too small for standard power sources, but too large for microelectromechanical ones.



Although the bees are now remotely controlled, the team is working on creating a tiny bee brain that will control the bee in such useful work as crop pollination, search and rescue operations, environmental monitoring, the elimination of terrorists and industrial espionage .

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Snakebot

Muse: Snakes

How scary: choking



Very useful, necessary thing in any household. If you throw this snake to someone in the head, then she will wrap around his (her) neck and strangle.



Developed by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, the serpent can climb trees (or your foot), crawl through pipes, swim, crawl, and squirm in every way. These extremely useful skills make snake an ideal tool for exploring hard-to-reach places such as caves or lower floors of a destroyed building.

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Rat bot

Muse: Rat

What is cool: Usat and mil



Instead of cameras, cybercranes use their whiskers to sneak in the dark like a real rat. Moving five times a second, miracle whiskers allow the rat to not collide with objects. Developed by the team at Bristol Robotics Lab, the tailless rat is amazing. This is his only plus.

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Bot pack

Muse: Dog and Donkey

Than terrifies: Bad builder



In an earlier incarnation, the headless BigDog RoboMule simply dragged along with an ordinary American soldier, methodically carrying one and a half centners of goodness and justice across any landscape, at a speed of 6.5 km / h towards the intended target.



But the glorious guys from Boston Dynamics didn’t stand still and ... added a fifth leg to a cyber dog. When the ammunition is exhausted, it can throw bricks, cinder blocks and other building materials into the enemy. Looks scary. Whether the mechanical hand can show the opponent indecent gestures, the manufacturer does not specify.

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Robo-ants

Muse: Ants

What is cool: Robots exchange information and find a route together



Robots the size of a piece of refined sugar together find the best route. It seems to be nothing intriguing, but what it looks like from the side!



Instead of pheromones, robots use light, marking their route. Light sensors search for the path of previous robots, trodden by light, leaving incomparable sparkling paths in the maze. It does not leave the impression that robots were made by people who, not by hearsay, know about LSD.

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Spiderbot

Muse: Sarah Kerrigan Spiders

What is cool: Excellent privacy protection



Dutch designer Anouk Wipprès and Austrian software developer Daniel Schatzmer made a real revolution in the fashion world. This dress slipped to the podium at the beginning of this year. The combination of sensors and feet protects the wearer from subjects that get too close. Connoisseurs of high fashion are looking forward to new firmware for the dress.

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Bug-bots

Muse: Bugs

What is terrible: Kills people



These flying unmanned mini-planes in the cartoon are called MicroAircraft. The US Air Force even built a "mikoptichy aviary" for express delivery of bugs to a point where they urgently need to kill a certain number of bad uncles.



A swarm of these bugs can sit for weeks in ambush, and then deliver a deadly blow with poisonous gases. Bugs otlino masked against the background of buildings, hiding under the window sills, penetrate into the apartment, in a word, guys - gold, I recommend.

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Robuttocks

Muse: Wise Man

What is terrible: Everyone



And in the end - cyber.