Very impressive, Mars Global Surveyor has taken photos of the Spirit rover, some of its tracks, the heat shield, and even the effects of the retro jets. The orbiter had to roll slightly to create a higher than usual resolution image. Hats off to JPL.
Catalog Page for PIA07295
Category: Robots
Micro R/C Car Hacks
All the information you have ever wanted on those little micrto R/C cars. Go buy a few and mod them for other applications.
RC-CAM Projects: Micro R/C Car Hacks for Model Airplane Use
Robots & Stuff
This place has one of the largest selection of odd robot kits and supplies I have seen in quite a while. Thanks Steve!
Robots & Stuff
Photos from The New Hot Vacation Spot, Titan!
Very very very cool! (Ok, yeah, its like -200 degrees there so that is quite true)
“…Congratulations to the European Space Agency (ESA) on the successful touchdown of its Huygens probe on Saturn’s moon Titan.”
Successful Huygens Probe
Artificial Muscles
This article is notable for the sponsor: DARPA. “Artificial limbs for amputees.” Right.
Research On Artificial Muscles Could Lead To Advanced Limbs For Amputees, Robots
-Greg
(From what I have read the military is looking for a device that will let a fighting man carry his own body weight in equipment without slowing him down or running out of power in a short time. Think ‘techno trousers’ – John)
Chi-Chi-Chi-ChiBots!
This is a pretty cool place to get ideas on robotic projects. Check out the high speed line following robots! ( If your in Phoenix, go check out PAReX )
ChiBots, Chicago Area Robotics Groups