beam-robotics

• 17 Feb 2006 » Who would have thought you could use mould in a robot?

  Klaus-Peter Zauner from University of Southampton, along with colleagues from the Kobe University of Japan, has created a photophobic (light avoiding) robot which is based upon some Slime mould which is light sensitive. This is some simple biotech.more...
• 30 Nov 2005 » Headbots

  A headbot is basically a study of sensors. In the BEAM Robots definition, they consist of a Servo controlled head, which scans until it can find equilibrium on a given sensor condition - typically light, but it could be used with a sonar distance sensor to find which direction yields the nearest wall or similar.more...
• 10 Sep 2005 » LED - light Emitting Diode

  An LED is a special version of a diode which emits light. Although nearly every PN Junction emits, and is sensitive to light, these junctions are specially mastered to emit more.more...