{"id":40248,"date":"2014-09-25T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T12:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/futurescope-harvard-researchers-have-created-an\/"},"modified":"2018-12-06T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T22:26:24","slug":"futurescope-harvard-researchers-have-created-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/futurescope-harvard-researchers-have-created-an\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dkUtNPwm2wc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=opaque\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/futurescope.co\/post\/98228797642\/harvard-researchers-have-created-an-unthethered\" class=\"tumblr_blog\">futurescope<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Harvard researchers have created an unthethered jumping soft robot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A soft robot that uses an \u201cexplosive actuator\u201d to propel itself? Yes, please. <a href=\"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/automaton\/robotics\/robotics-hardware\/squishy-pink-robot-makes-explosive-jumps\">IEEE<\/a> features a weird flesh-tone silicone robot, created by Harvard researchers, that could come straight out of a Cronenberg\/Gilliam\/Carpenter Mashup. Fortunately, the jumps are still very imprecise. Nevertheless, robotic facehuggers!!!11!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The robot\u2019s three legs can be inflated pneumatically, which allows it to orient itself to control the direction of launch. Once it\u2019s pointing the right way, butane (from an internal canister) and oxygen (generated from a mixture of manganese and hydrogen peroxide) are injected into the springy looking appendage at the bottom. A spark is produced, which ignites the mixture, causing an explosion that launches the robot 0.6 meter (7.5 times its body height) into the air. It\u2019s important to note that everything required for the robot to orient and jump is on-board: this is completely untethered and independent of any external infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/automaton\/robotics\/robotics-hardware\/squishy-pink-robot-makes-explosive-jumps\">[read more]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"attribution\">(<span>Source:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<\/a>)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>futurescope: Harvard researchers have created an unthethered jumping soft robot A soft robot that uses an \u201cexplosive actuator\u201d to propel itself? Yes, please. IEEE features a weird flesh-tone silicone robot, created by Harvard researchers, that could come straight out of a Cronenberg\/Gilliam\/Carpenter Mashup. Fortunately, the jumps are still very imprecise. Nevertheless, robotic facehuggers!!!11! 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