Harvard researchers have created a new type of semi-soft robots that are able to stand, jump, and walk using drinkable straws and inflatable tubing. The team has even been able to create a robotic water strider that is capable of pushing itself along the water's surface.
The team members were able to demonstrate how the artificial water strider could use its legs to push against gravity on the water surface. The spider-themed invention is as simple as possible: air is supplied to the modified straws and due to their flexible joints, the legs straighten out.
The engineers have made these individual legs in such a way that together they can create a stable base. These robots mimic those of stick insects, spiders, and water striders.
Arduino microcontrollers are responsible for the movements and the software part was a lot of work, they had to create a whole new algorithm for the eight-legged robot. The multi-legged robot is controlled by a type of Arduino microcontroller which in turn uses new technology.
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