Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Does Robots FLY & SWIM ?

Certainly Yes.The advancements in robotics made it possible.

Festo the world's wellknown supplier of automation technology made it happen.The Festo scientists made a closer look in in biology in parallel to robotics and succeed in implementing it.

 In their recent innovations they had created Festo's AquaPenguin and AirPenguin robots.

AquaPenguin:
 As we know penguins use very less energy to swin to larger miles and scientists studied this at a closer look and designed a Aqua Penguin with a combination of bio-inspired technologies.This robot can swin in water as a penguin
Video: http://www.festo.com/ext/en/12083_12102.htm#id_12102

AirPenguin:
This robo is designed  in such a way  that it can fly like a bird in the air using its power supplied wings
Video: http://www.festo.com/ext/en/12085_12109.htm#id_12109

Source:  www.festo.com

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