It’s pretty obvious that we at the VI Roadshow like robots. Seriously, what’s not to like? They can solve the Rubik’s cubes (an almost impossible task for a human), play soccer, bowl a perfect game, and even save lives. Yes, that’s right – save lives.
Using the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin Processors, Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore developed an autonomous, spider-like robot that can ultimately be used to replace humans in dangerous missions such as sweeping and neutralizing mine-fields and navigating buildings damaged by events such earthquakes and fires.
To learn more about the technology behind the Hexapod robot, read this case study.
The video below demonstrates the robot’s functionality at a robotics competition in Singapore.
4 comments:
That was frigin cool! Will we be seeing these guys at NIWeek, or at least NI Days in Singapore? I wonder how long it took them to program the DSP with LabVIEW Embedded vs. a traditional approach?
Creepy robot love. That is nice. Also, robots doing the "robot" to the tune of Axel F. Brilliant! If you are going to do the "robot", then you might as well use an actual robot.
The background music they play in the demonstration is wicked-awesome.
That is cool. To a layman, its a great way to see how powerful trigonometry is ("inverse kinematics"). We need to get this in the hands of all the high school math teachers!
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