Now, I'm sure that everyone's familiar with DARPA's robotic mule and the horrible, horrible buzzing it creates.
But, man, they've been doing some serious work on robots tha I've missed. Some catch-up time!
Did you know that they were working on a cheetah-based version?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2D71CveQwo(Because, you know, you *totally* want to give a robot scything legs while making it faster than a human being. That ends well.)
Which gets us into hexabots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAeQn5QnyXoWhich, in addition to clackyfeet, have a buzz all their own. More of a squeel, really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCOLP33Te0So, now, we get swarms of micro-coptors, which make a wonderful sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4(Shades of Deus, eh wot wot?)
Of course, to turn it into something MARVELOUS, we go with Festo, out of Germany.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_citFkSNtkSo. Much. Love.
They were able to go a new angel and produce the Air Manta bot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3-wIICjAhEAnd now, they've taken it one step further, and created the first birdbot that flies properly, by flapping wings to stay airborn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnR8fDW3IloLordy, but I loves me some drones.