UM-Bot Posted April 26, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Engineers at Stanford University have developed a tiny robot with some impressive pulling power. In the animal kingdom ants are well known for their ability to carry objects exceeding several times their own body weight, but now a group of mechanical engineers from California has managed to put together a robot exhibiting a similarly mighty carrying capacity. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/280822/tiny-robot-can-haul-100-times-its-own-weight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted April 26, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 26, 2015 What makes that tiny ant-bot think it can move that big banana plant? Alt: Sounds like an expensive and slow way to move sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She-ra Posted April 26, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 26, 2015 That's the cutest little robot thing. Reminds me of a little ant when you see them carrying something 15x their size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted April 26, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFakename Posted April 26, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I hope they market this for the everyday Joe... I can't count how many times I've tried to move my blue whale from my pool to the pond. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astralwitch Posted April 27, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Aww, its so cute. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripGun Posted April 27, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Its not what you lift, but how you lift it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted April 27, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Now then can it drag a beer out of the fridge for me, then open it and pour it for me? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted April 27, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Being trained as a mechanical engineer, I find what these robots are doing to be amazing. Dragging large items up the wall! My thoughts turn to the movie I Robot, where the cars were driving up the outside of buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted April 29, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2015 This is so cool. I hope they put more development into them so we can et bigger versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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