quick as
a flash
Sub1 Robot
The Sub1 robot, developed by engineer Albert Beer, set a new Guinness World
Record for the “Fastest robot to solve a Rubik's Cube” by solving the puzzle in
0.637 seconds. The process of solving the puzzle begins when a computer
receives two photos of the Rubik's Cube then identifies the colour of each
piece and uses Tom Rokicki's implementation of Herbert Kociemba's Two Phase
Algorithm to determine the quickest solution.
MIT Cheetah Robot Researchers at MIT developed a cheetah robot that
claims to be as efficient as its natural counterpart. Using special motors and
regenerative energy systems, the robot will aim to be efficient. The key to the
robot's streamlined stride is its lightweight electric motors, set into its
shoulders that produce high torque with very little heat wasted.
Raptor Raptor, a bipedal robot, has
two nimble legs and a mechanism that mimics a tail. Instead of building a
lengthy tail stretching out straight behind the robot, the machine is
stabilised by a spinning rod which whirls around the robot's hip. This stabilising
system works well enough that the robot can step over blocks that researchers
laid down in front of its path. It is capable of achieving an impressive speed
of 46 kilometres per hour on a treadmill.
OutRunner OutRunner has
created by Robotics Unlimited and features vertically-mounted spinning
‘turrets' on either side, with a series of monopod-like legs extending out from
them. As the turrets turn, the legs move forward and meet the ground. The
robots can be steered, by shifting their center of mass to one side or the
other. The production versions should also reportedly be able to start running
from a standstill as well.
Robot Arm The robot
developed by EPFL researchers is capable of reacting on the spot and grasping
objects with complex shapes and trajectories in less than five hundredths of a
second. It is designed to test robotic solutions for capturing moving objects.
It is unique, as it has the ability to catch projectiles of various irregular
shapes in less than five hundredths of a second.
Source: DNA-15th March,2017
