PETMAN runs like the cheerful womanizer Tony Manero (John Travolta) from Staying Alive (1983). The robot lab Boston Dynamics, and sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Army, shows that robots alongside limping can move smoother and slicker too. httpvh://youtu.be/EcOi6npIsVc

Prosthetics help people regain their mobility. But they don’t only help people. Also animals can regain their mobility with some nifty prosthetics. This site shows different ways prosthetics can extend life of some animals. Among the most inspiring stories involving an animal prosthesis is the story of Cassidy the dog. Cassidy was originally found living […]

Shortfin mako sharks can shoot through the ocean at up to 50 miles per hour (80 kilometres an hour). This is possible by a trick the sharks apply: they can raise their scales to create tiny wells across the surface of their skin, reducing drag like the dimples on a golf ball. The minute scales […]

The robot research laboratory at Chonnam National University has developed a robotic plant that humidifies, oxygenates, emits aroma and moves. All characteristics were copied from normally grown for ornamental plants. Being 130 cm tall and 40 cm in diameter and consists of a pot, a stem, and five buds of a flower reminiscent of a […]

When you are forced to use a prosthetic device, it usually is quite cumbersome and has disadvantages. But, with this is going to change with the help of rockets. The new prototype rocket-powered mechanical arm can lift about 9 to 12 kilograms – three to four times more than current commercial prosthetic arms – and […]