Comments on: ECCEROBOT Mimics Humans, Inside And Out http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/eccerobot-mimics-humans-inside-and-out/ Jonesing For Robot News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: quantum_flux http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/eccerobot-mimics-humans-inside-and-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9175 quantum_flux Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:19:10 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2185#comment-9175 Biology is inherently flawed because it isn't made of metal. Biology is inherently flawed because it isn’t made of metal.

]]> By: Evan Ackerman http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/eccerobot-mimics-humans-inside-and-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4234 Evan Ackerman Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:54:55 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2185#comment-4234 I certainly agree that the human hand is a pretty incredible piece of work; I guess what I'm saying is, is it really practical at this point to attempt to build robots to emulate that? In theory, it's a wonderful idea, but does the incremental improvement that you get with (say) a five fingered hand that uses artificial muscles really justify the effort it takes to construct and maintain over a simple servo driven grabber that performs nearly as well? I'm pulling these numbers out of the air of course, but it's like, you get 90% of the functionality with something 20% as complex. Don't get me wrong, I think ultimately, robots with biologically inspired systems are definitely the way to go. I'm just not sure that I agree that more traditional mechanical systems are necessarily at a disadvantage. I certainly agree that the human hand is a pretty incredible piece of work; I guess what I’m saying is, is it really practical at this point to attempt to build robots to emulate that? In theory, it’s a wonderful idea, but does the incremental improvement that you get with (say) a five fingered hand that uses artificial muscles really justify the effort it takes to construct and maintain over a simple servo driven grabber that performs nearly as well? I’m pulling these numbers out of the air of course, but it’s like, you get 90% of the functionality with something 20% as complex.

Don’t get me wrong, I think ultimately, robots with biologically inspired systems are definitely the way to go. I’m just not sure that I agree that more traditional mechanical systems are necessarily at a disadvantage.

]]> By: Alan Oursland http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/08/17/eccerobot-mimics-humans-inside-and-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4233 Alan Oursland Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:46:50 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/?p=2185#comment-4233 Yoky Matsuoka is doing research on the human hand and how to duplicate its functionality for a robot. Everything seems to be important, from the network of tendons to the shape of the bones that guide how the tendons lay. http://neurobotics.cs.washington.edu/projects.html Nature has had a lot of time to optimize motor control. By studying and mimicing nature, we can build more efficient robots. Yoky Matsuoka is doing research on the human hand and how to duplicate its functionality for a robot. Everything seems to be important, from the network of tendons to the shape of the bones that guide how the tendons lay.

http://neurobotics.cs.washington.edu/projects.html

Nature has had a lot of time to optimize motor control. By studying and mimicing nature, we can build more efficient robots.

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