SCRATCHbot Uses Whiskers For Search And Rescue
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 2 of July , 2009 at 4:03 am
This is the second whiskery rat-bot we’ve seen in just a few weeks, which is a little random, to say the least. SCRATCHbot hails from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, and has been in development since 2003. It’s designed to seek out humans “in environments where visually dominant predators perform badly.” Not to imply that SCRATCHbot is a predator (not yet, anyway)… Quite the opposite, in fact: SCRATCHbot is designed to be released into areas with zero visibility, and use its whiskers to find people who might need help. ‘Cause, you know, if you’re stuck in some dangerous pitch dark place, a big robotic rat with motorized carbon fiber whiskers is just what you want to have snuffling at your pantleg.
[ SCRATCHbot ] VIA [ Engadget ]
Comments (1)
Category: Biorobotics, Research
- Add this post to
- Del.icio.us -
- Digg
Comment by Anil
Made Saturday, 4 of July , 2009 at 12:47 am
fkcuin LOL , rolf…..
“Cause, you know, if you’re stuck in some dangerous pitch dark place, a big robotic rat with motorized carbon fiber whiskers is just what you want to have snuffling at your pantleg.”