http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/02/29/robot-gymnast-is-nimbler-than-most-humans/ Jonesing For Robot News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/02/29/robot-gymnast-is-nimbler-than-most-humans/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Mark Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:54:13 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/02/29/robot-gymnast-is-nimbler-than-most-humans/#comment-502 Have a look at my post about this robot <a HREF="http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/" rel="nofollow">here</A>. The secret to its agility is that it's got "skin". All that white foam you see covering it is a kind of pressure sensor, which allows it to coordinate its movements much better than any similar robot I've seen. It's pretty awesome! Have a look at my post about this robot here. The secret to its agility is that it’s got “skin”. All that white foam you see covering it is a kind of pressure sensor, which allows it to coordinate its movements much better than any similar robot I’ve seen. It’s pretty awesome!

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