Category: Modular design

Modular Underwater Drone Assembles Like Lego

Have this article read to you at https://youtu.be/N3pIsNzCf6I The US Navy has an interesting patent for an unmanned underwater vehicle (or UUV) platform that can be easily tailored to any mission. The UUV platform has components that fit together either mechanically or with magnets, and these components allow the user to create a mission-specific UUV. […]

Morphing Wheels and Slithering Robots

Have this article read to you at https://youtu.be/BGqo9yEl-Z4 University of Colorado’s Adaptive Robotics Lab has filed for an interesting structure based on tensegrity. The geometry of the structure can be changed, allowing it to be used for driving or for swimming robots. As a wheel, the structure can be completely two-dimensional, or spherical. For swimming […]