The simplest motor of the world

 

 

 danky78

VitaTerrell138

• the magnet makes the coil to turn because the magnetic field created by electricity

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Insect-inspired Autonomous Microflyer 


jzuffere

This 10-gram airplane flies on its own in a textured environment. 

• It uses a fly-inspired control strategy to avoid colliding with surrounding walls and the ground.

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Skiing Robot - Bloopers and Outtakes  


spectrummag

Skiing robot navigates autonomously using video camera and other sensors. 

• Developed by Bojan Nemec at the Jožef Stefan Institute in Slovenia. 

• Video presented at IEEE/RSJ IROS 2009. 

For more robot news, visit spectrum.ieee.org

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