Latest Invention: Swumanoid - Robot that Could Serve as Lifeguard
A team of researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have recently presented a robot that can replicate the motions of a human swimmer and in the future serve as a lifeguard patrolling the shores.
Together with his teammates, the lead researcher associate professor Motomu Nakashima called their creation Swumanoid. The robot can swim front crawl, reaching a speed of 0.64 meters per second, as well as backstroke and butterfly.
The machine's goal is to estimate water resistance and study how people swim. Information collected during studies could help improve a swimmer's technique.
To be able to build the body, researchers used a 3D scanner on an unknown Olympic athlete. Then they created a plastic model that can be modeled in virtually any size.
Currently researchers are dealing with such major issues as endurance, output and waterproofing of their invention. In the coming weeks, according to the researchers, these problems will be solved.
[via DailyMail]
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//9 Sep 11, 2012 07:41 PM | posted by:
randy bob thorton jr IIII - Solid bro.....
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//8 Sep 11, 2012 07:34 PM | posted by: zayns wifeey - IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WEIRD ADN SLOW ITS LIKE BY THE TIME THAT THING GETS TO US , BLAH ANYWAYS IT KINDA COOOLO!
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//7 Sep 11, 2012 05:36 PM | posted by: billy bob - what a waste of time
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//5 Sep 11, 2012 05:33 PM | posted by: bob - cool story bro
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//4 Sep 11, 2012 03:39 PM | posted by: cindy - that's cool!
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//3 Sep 10, 2012 07:26 PM | posted by: Sergio - This is Awesome! I wish I knew who the olympian was...
- 4 votes
//2 Sep 10, 2012 07:24 PM | posted by: Pedro - Amazing! It will come in handy in the future for sure!
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//1 Sep 10, 2012 03:36 PM | posted by: John - Cool.
