Falcons, walruses, lobsters; they all have one thing in common. They are helping engineers to design and build the next generation of exciting robots. Beth of the Live Science Team visits the Bristol Robotics Laboratory to find out more about the cutting edge science of biomimicry.
How do robots balance? https://youtu.be/l2TIKyhEOYo
This video was presented by: Beth Cotterell, Live Science Team
Produced by: Ross Exton. Live Science Video Producer
This video was supported by the University of the West of England, the University of Bristol, and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory – http://www.brl.ac.uk
Special thanks to:
Corra Boushel, UWE Bristol
Tom Rooney, UWE Bristol
Pavlina Theodosiou, UWE Bristol
Shane Windsor, University of Bristol
Nicholas Durston, University of Bristol
Patrick Metcalfe, University of Bristol
Falconry:
Lloyd and Rose Buck
http://www.lloydbuck.co.uk
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