Whoa. Insects alone scare crap out of me, but robotic insects? What’s the world going to be like in 20 to 30 years? The field of Robotics is lagging behind a bit, but this technology has made headway into diverse fields. Be it something as ancient as agriculture or as advanced as space technology, robotics is being used almost everywhere now. Robotics has also found a place in the field of Cognitive Interactions. Researchers at the University of Bielefeld’s Center of Excellence ‘Cognitive Interaction Technology’ (CITEC) have developed HECTOR – a walking six-legged robot that resembles a stick insect. HECTOR, or Hexapod Cognitive autonomously operating robot has been developed with the aim of understanding how animals move and correspondingly how the same technique can be used by hex-pedal robots. For bipedal robots, it is a matter of controlled falling, but for quad-pod or hexapod robots the technique would be different.

via: gizmowatch