Despite weighing hundreds of times the native insects, small robots can be floated on the surface of the water with ease. Not only can walk on water, but also capable of rotating freely.
small robots can be floated on the surface of the water easily
Like a water strider, an insect walking or gliding on water lake or pond, this 10-legged robot can move over the surface of the water without sinking. The new aquatic Mikrorobot is designed to mimic the ability of long-legged insects that walk on water.
Bionic Mikrorobot This is a refinement of a type developed a variety of robots as robots to carry out the mission of military spy, monitoring water pollution, and various other applications.
"Walking on water is a human dream. But actually it is a way of life some aquatic insects, "said Qinmin Pan, a researcher from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. "Mosquitoes, water strider, water spiders and do it every time."
Ability to walk on the water surface was supported by the legs of insects are highly waterproof (superhydrophobic). This robot has 10 feet of wire supporting waterproof and two feet like a rowing propulsion fueled two mini motorcycle. "Because the weight is equivalent to 390 mikrorobot water strider, people might think robots will be placed directly above the sink so the water," they said.
