Part of Survival Engineering also see node: Category Robotics

Remotely Operated Vehicles.

If you don't want to lose your arm or leg, send in one of these guys.
Great videos of these machines in action can be found on www.youtube.com

Walking Robots.

rhinoceros

  • Theo Jansen, Dutch artist {also in SciArt node}

Bigdog.

BigDog-boston-dynamics.jpg

bigdog_485.jpg

  • 'Bigdog'; Boston-dynamics > homepage3.nifty.com/tompei/WorldRobots1.htm
  • 'Bigdog'; Boston-dynamics > edition.cnn.com

Little tank-like robots.

Remotec

remotec.jpg

Teodor

teodor-telerob_Explosive_Ordnance_and_observation_robot.jpg

Isl, for narrow spaces

ISL-Versatrax-150-18-inch.jpg

Roperresources-waterproof-vgtv.jpg

R O V-s for under water.

Hercules_ROV.jpg

'Hercules' can dive to depths of 4 km > http://www.roperresources.com

Unmanned aerial vehicles.

uav.jpg

'4 Tet walker' from Nasa

Remote controlled motor-cycle