There’s nothing easy in a desert — food, water, shelter… filmmaking. Sand and dust, while obviously expected, aren’t the only elements you have to worry about — there’s also incredible heat. Shooting a movie in a desert means not only Read more…
Many desert environments are used as testing grounds for robots that will eventually be deployed for space exploration. Specifically, many deserts are considered to be substantially similar to the environment of the surface of Mars. The robotics technologies being developed Read more…
Reptile Tracks field guide by Priscilla van Andel. From the wonderful UAE Wildlife Field Guide group. All images copyright Priscilla van Andel. Visit the group on Facebook for more UAE wildlife field guides. In the morning you can see quite Read more…
While tumbleweeds probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when you think about locomotion in the desert, wind-powered movement is an underrated and sustainable strategy to travel over aeolian (wind-shaped) environments. Tumbleweed, a robot prototype built by Israeli Read more…
Environmental art is art that addresses social and political issues relating to the natural and urban environment TATE art term Overview Reading Watching Project Water Wind Light Air Other Overview Reading: A Rough Guide to Environmental Art John E. Thornes Read more…
We made a prototype wheg (wheel = leg) robot. The robot can conquer surprisingly difficult terrain, especially considering it’s mostly made of cardboard and hot glue!
Reinforcement learning is a type of machine learning where an agent (e.g. a robot) learns from trying different actions and seeing the result of those actions. For example a robot that is supposed to walk could try different motions of Read more…
This 3D-printed RC car has some nice design elements Laser cut frame Simple 3D printed steering 3D printed tires Metal threaded inserts in the 3D printed parts to accept bolts (M3x4 knurled insert nuts) Vented body housing electronics 18650 battery Read more…
“RHex is an autonomous robot design, based on hexapod with compliant legs and one actuator per leg. A number of US universities have participated, with funding grants also coming from DARPA. Versions have shown good mobility over a wide range of terrain types[1] at speeds exceeding five body lengths per second (2.7 m/s), Read more…
These robots are noteworthy for how they intereact with their environment, rather than how they locomote over sand. 1. BeBot A new robot called the BeBot is designed to help clean up smaller plastic waste, traveling back and forth on Read more…