I love how excited this guy is about feet (and really everything). I do have to say though that some of the stuff they were developing is really neat. I especially love what they did after studying the gecko feet. The robot foot that was able to climb a wall without any adhesives was awesome and I agree that there are a lot of possibilities for that. I also really want the band aids that they demonstrated to be available. We have had a lot of blog posts that have talked about how amazing nature is and how we can learn a lot from it. This post was no exception. I still think that robots have a long way to go as far as locomotion goes (they still are fairly clumsy) but using designs inspired from feet in nature is definitely a step in the right direction (excuse the pun). I could even see this technology being very easily implemented in shoes. Think about it, a climbing shoe inspired by gecko feet or something like that would be awesome.
This is post serves as a continuation of posts arguing for the re-purposing of certain natural ideas into new forms or uses. For example: the usage of the foot as a grappling and stabilizing mechanism instead simply an structural support, like it is commonly associated with humans. But, most importantly, his message is one of revolution, of disallowing old concepts of the foot for new meaning. Much like the usage of indoor lighting, Full reimagines the extent and ability of the foot to new categories, but in doing so he effectively changes the message with regards to members on a humanoid. In his new vision, every member must be idealized toward every situation. As such, no member is allowed to exist only as structural support or guidance, but must instead become a distinguish part of the body.
I sort of had a hard time watching parts of this video because spiders really freak me out. However, I was very impressed with how they use their feet and legs to move so incredibly fast! I laughed when they showed the bipedal octopi running across the ocean floor disguised as something else! The way that engineers have been building robots based upon animals and insects is a genius idea. Looking at how well they use their feet and legs to move, it is no mystery why they made this decision. I also loved the gecko band-aid!
I, too, have arachnaphobia, so I had to skip a couple parts of the video, cause that stuff is nasty. It's pretty awesome how the scientists made a workable robotic foot that could scale a completely upright surface without any adhesive force. It's kind of like James Bond type stuff. The spiders part was interesting as well about how fast they could move each one of their legs at the same time. I guess when they weigh so little, it's not hard to believe. After reading Pedro's post, I agree that this post shows practical implementations of forms in nature, the robotic foot being the most obvious case.
This video is an excellent example of what can be discovered by looking at parts with the mindset of a whole. This concept is great for photography as in order to capture a great picture, you have to look at each part of the setup; lighting, angle, subject positioning, ect. and from them view a working whole. Although this concept is useful in many aspects of life, it is not something that I think we don naturally, but something that we have to train ourselves to learn to do.
I think this was an interesting look into the creation of robots and interesting model for creating things in general- looking at nature and not merely copying but instead improving upon the already long sustained natural models. Also, the depth at which Full and his team analyzed feet was interesting- they truly analyzed the smallest parts which all made up the foot in order to create a working model, which is a way of thinking that can be applied to many things and as Natasha said, is something we need to train ourselves to do.
I agree with Clare about looking at nature and improving upon long sustained natural models. I'd be interested to see how people are applying this information about creature feet for human use and inventions. Developing shoes that have consistent grip on all surfaces would be a nice practical item to have.
I love how excited this guy is about feet (and really everything). I do have to say though that some of the stuff they were developing is really neat. I especially love what they did after studying the gecko feet. The robot foot that was able to climb a wall without any adhesives was awesome and I agree that there are a lot of possibilities for that. I also really want the band aids that they demonstrated to be available. We have had a lot of blog posts that have talked about how amazing nature is and how we can learn a lot from it. This post was no exception. I still think that robots have a long way to go as far as locomotion goes (they still are fairly clumsy) but using designs inspired from feet in nature is definitely a step in the right direction (excuse the pun). I could even see this technology being very easily implemented in shoes. Think about it, a climbing shoe inspired by gecko feet or something like that would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is post serves as a continuation of posts arguing for the re-purposing of certain natural ideas into new forms or uses. For example: the usage of the foot as a grappling and stabilizing mechanism instead simply an structural support, like it is commonly associated with humans. But, most importantly, his message is one of revolution, of disallowing old concepts of the foot for new meaning. Much like the usage of indoor lighting, Full reimagines the extent and ability of the foot to new categories, but in doing so he effectively changes the message with regards to members on a humanoid. In his new vision, every member must be idealized toward every situation. As such, no member is allowed to exist only as structural support or guidance, but must instead become a distinguish part of the body.
ReplyDeleteI sort of had a hard time watching parts of this video because spiders really freak me out. However, I was very impressed with how they use their feet and legs to move so incredibly fast! I laughed when they showed the bipedal octopi running across the ocean floor disguised as something else! The way that engineers have been building robots based upon animals and insects is a genius idea. Looking at how well they use their feet and legs to move, it is no mystery why they made this decision. I also loved the gecko band-aid!
ReplyDeleteI, too, have arachnaphobia, so I had to skip a couple parts of the video, cause that stuff is nasty. It's pretty awesome how the scientists made a workable robotic foot that could scale a completely upright surface without any adhesive force. It's kind of like James Bond type stuff. The spiders part was interesting as well about how fast they could move each one of their legs at the same time. I guess when they weigh so little, it's not hard to believe. After reading Pedro's post, I agree that this post shows practical implementations of forms in nature, the robotic foot being the most obvious case.
ReplyDeleteThis video is an excellent example of what can be discovered by looking at parts with the mindset of a whole. This concept is great for photography as in order to capture a great picture, you have to look at each part of the setup; lighting, angle, subject positioning, ect. and from them view a working whole. Although this concept is useful in many aspects of life, it is not something that I think we don naturally, but something that we have to train ourselves to learn to do.
ReplyDeleteI think this was an interesting look into the creation of robots and interesting model for creating things in general- looking at nature and not merely copying but instead improving upon the already long sustained natural models. Also, the depth at which Full and his team analyzed feet was interesting- they truly analyzed the smallest parts which all made up the foot in order to create a working model, which is a way of thinking that can be applied to many things and as Natasha said, is something we need to train ourselves to do.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Clare about looking at nature and improving upon long sustained natural models. I'd be interested to see how people are applying this information about creature feet for human use and inventions. Developing shoes that have consistent grip on all surfaces would be a nice practical item to have.
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