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Non-flight Wings on insect like robots (@DashRobotics's design) improve running speed from a study done in 2011https://t.co/CZdueFnkPMWild. https://t.co/r4N2AifNx2
@DashRobotics That wings improve running is fascinating because there is a sister theory within paleontology:"Finding quill knobs on velociraptor, though, means that it definitely had feathers. This is something we'd long suspected, but no one had been able to prove." https://t.co/RX7SNDITu2 https://t.co/MTcY0qvG4E
Honestly, you had me at bipedal ornithopter - a 2 legged version of that dash+wings robot design.https://t.co/nMJtzSD6Bk
I was told as a child that I will never be able to be a yoshi.I refused to believe them.https://t.co/OxWpERI3zr
I think about this tweet a lot. Largely because most of the existing actuators use pneumatics and no one is focusing on making this stuff mobile.https://t.co/c6AvHqs4bY
That tail system earlier in thread is fascinating because it doesn't require human motor cortex to process anything - its a locally driven decentralized sensor network. It's acting like a sort of semi-passive reflex.Related idea:https://t.co/Y59i6ZDgM2
What I've learned about biomimicry in robots:A) Most Locomotion mechanics are an aspect of physical / passive dynamics.B) Most neural control systems are localized + semi automaticC) They're buildable w/ a laser cutter, 3d printer, & basic materials.https://t.co/CjQqHD2m0b