due to their advantages, omni-directional mobile robots have found many applications especially in robotic soccer competitions. however, omni directional navigation system, omni-vision system and kicking mechanism in such mobile robots have not ever been combined. this situation brings the idea of a robot with no head direction into existence, a comprehensive omni directional mobile robot. such...

Three biomimetic machines are presented: an external knee prosthesis, a bipedal robot, and a robotic fish. Here we demonstrate how models of biological movement and actuators that perform like muscle can enhance machine stability, efficiency and dynamic cosmesis. Ideas addressed in the paper include the use of muscle tissue for machine actuation, and how biological models can serve as virtual c...

This paper considers the design of mot ion control algorithms f o r robot fish. W e present modeling, control design, and experimental trajectory tracking results for an experimental planar robotic f ish system that is propelled using carangiform-like locomot ion. Our model for the fish’s propulsion is based o n quasi-steady fluid flow. Using this model, we propose gaits for forward and turning...

Collective displacement is a very useful behaviour for living creatures. This behaviour can appear in a flock of birds, a school of fish, or a swarm of insects. Flocking behaviour is a common demonstration of the power of simple rules in collective displacement emergence by (Reynolds, 2007). The study of the displacement of a robot in an unknown universe is a traditional subject of robotics (Fr...