Pufferfish-inspired robot could improve drone safety

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:33:17 +0000

Pufferfish-inspired robot could improve drone safety Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 10/20/2020 - 11:33 News IRON feature hedayati leithinger news pufferbot research suzuki szafir Pufferbot is an aerial robot with an expandable protective structure that deploys to encircle the drone and prevent the drone's rotors from coming in contact with obstacles or people. window.location.href = `/today/2020/10/21/pufferfish-inspired-robot-could-improve-drone-safety`;

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PufferBot: A flying robot with an expandable body

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:06:50 +0000

PufferBot: A flying robot with an expandable body Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 08/24/2020 - 13:06 News IRON feature hedayati leithinger news pufferbot research suzuki szafir

PufferBot: A flying robot with an expandable body, receives worldwide media coverage

Research about PufferBot, a pufferfish-inspired aerial robot developed in ATLAS Institute's IRON and THING labs, has received worldwide attention, with the project article translated to , , , , , , and many more languages. In a paper to be presented at the 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Systems (IROS), the researchers, led by PhD student Hooman Hedayati, detailed the project's aim to improve drone safety, by providing a plastic shield that expands in size at a moment’s notice—forming a robotic airbag that could prevent dangerous collisions between people and machines.

The research was covered by and . The project was also featured on several podcasts: Amelia's weekly Fish Fry, EE journal, Oct. 30, 2020; and , The UAV Digest, Oct. 29, 2020. The weekly audio podcast brings coverage of unmanned aerial vehicles and systems.

TechXplore writes about PufferBot, an actuated, expandable structure that can be used to fabricate shape-changing aerial robots. window.location.href = `https://techxplore.com/news/2020-09-pufferbot-robot-body.html`;

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