Research Overview
- CU Boulder News: Science documentary series “Evolve”
- CU Boulder News: Bio-Inspired Engineering Video
- CU Boulder News return to research: AIMRL hits ground running
Video/TV
- Denver 7 News: CU Boulder hosts robotics showcase to celebrate Research & Innovation Week
- Science documentary on Curiosity Stream: ”EVOLVE” – PROTECT, Episode 4
- TED2015 (Presented by Prof.Bob Full): The secrets of nature’s grossest creatures channeled into robots
Radio/Podcasts
- ”Smart FireFighting” with Kevin Sofen: Episode 223: From Crawling to Flying: Bio-Inspired Robotics with Heiko Kabutz
- TED2015 (Presented by Prof.Bob Full): The secrets of nature’s grossest creatures channeled into robots
Books
- TED2015 (Presented by Prof.Bob Full): The secrets of nature’s grossest creatures channeled into robots
AIMRL Paper Popular Media Coverage
Why animals can outrun robots, Science Robotics 2024
- CU Boulder Today: Robots can’t outrun animals (yet). A new study explores why
mCLARI
IROS 2023
- IROS Best Paper Award: on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics in memory of Motohiro Kisoi sponsored by IRSI
- CU Boulder Mechanical Engineering: Jayaram and team win IROS Best Paper Award on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics
- IEEE Spectrum: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
- TechXplore: Spider-inspired, shape-changing robot now even smaller
- Life Science: Tiny, shape-shifting robot could one day be used to perform surgery from inside the body
- Interesting Engineering: 2cm long? Shape-shifting spider robot touted to be rescue game changer
- Medium: The Revolutionary mCLARI: Reshaping Robotics and its Future Applications
- Robotic Gizmos: mCLARI Shape Changing Insect Scale Soft Robot
- TechEBlog: Researchers Unveil mCLARI, a Tiny Shape-Shifting Robot Capable Squeezing Through Narrow Spaces
- Tech Acute: Engineers Design Tiny Shape-Morphing Robot mCLARI
- GlobalSpec: This shape-shifting spider robot is 2 cm long
- Knowridge: Tiny spider-like robot gets an upgrade: smaller, faster, and stronger!
- inkl (Life Science): Tiny, shape-shifting robot could one day be used to perform surgery from inside the body
- hackster.io: In an Even Tighter Spot
- PerEXP: Reduced in Size: Miniaturized Robot Takes Inspiration from Spiders for Shape-Shifting Abilities
- Wonderful Engineering: This Tiny New Shape-Shifting Spider Robot Could Change Rescue Operations
- ExtremeTech: Engineers Develop Tiny Shapeshifting Spider Robot
- Inquirer Technology: Spider robot smaller than a coin can fit in tight spaces
- Olhar Digital [Portuguese]: “Robô-aranha” capaz de mudar de forma está ainda menor
- Enerzine [French]: mCLARI, un robot changeur de forme inspiré d’une araignée de 2 cm
- NextMe [Italian]: mCLARI, il robot mutaforma simile a un ragno di soli 2 cm
Design of CLARI
AIS 2023
- CU Boulder Today: Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- IEEE Spectrum: Video Friday: Squishable Bugbot
- Advanced Science News: Meet CLARI, the shape-changing origami robot
- TechXplore: Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- Popular Science: This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration
- 9News: CU Boulder creates robot that can be squished
- New Atlas: Insect-inspired robot gets skinny to go through gaps
- The Daily Science: Tiny robot inspired by bugs can change shape to fit through narrow gaps
- ENN: Tiny, Shape-Shifting Robot Can Squish Itself Into Tight Spaces
- Design News: Tiny Robot CLARI Squeezes into Tight Places
- Engineers Outlook: Sending the Robotics’ Discipline to Where It Hasn’t Been Before
- Interesting Engineering: Meet CLARI, a tiny insect-like robot that can shape-shift
- ScienceDaily: Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- The Denver Gazette: Shape-shifting, tiny robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- Tech Times: CLARI: This Insect-Inspired Robot Is Invented to Fit Into Tiny Gaps
- Wonderful Engineering: This Tiny New Insect-Like Robot Can Actually Shape-Shift
- Control Engineering: Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- Real Clear Science: Shape-Shifting Robot Can Squish Itself Into Tight Spaces
- News AZI: Tiny, Shape-Shifting Robot Can Squish Itself Into Tight Spaces
- AZO Robotics: Analyzing Miniature Modular Origami Passive Shape-Morphing Robots
- FOX31: Coming soon: A robot to help first responders
- DailyCamera: Tiny, bug-like CU Boulder robot has potential to aid first responders
- Cosmos Magazine: Tiny robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- gearrice: They invent a small insect robot capable of changing shape
- InceptiveMind: This tiny shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- TechEBlog: CU Boulder Engineers Unveil CLARI, a Squishable Shape-Shifting Robot That Can Squeeze Into Tight Spaces
- Mirage News: Shape-Shifting Mini Robot Squeezes Into Tight Spaces
- Simply Bots: CLARI: A SHAPE-SHIFTING ROBOT INSPIRED BY NATURE
- Knowridge: This shape-shifting robot can squeeze through tight spots
- GlobalSpec: This robot can squish itself
- hackster.io: In a Tight Spot
- News8Plus: Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces
- City Life: CLARI: The Shape-Changing Robot inspired by Bugs
- OPP.Today: The Future of Robotics: CLARI, the Squishable Robot InspiredBugs
- nano werk: Tiny, shape-shifting robot can squish itself into tight spaces (w/video)
- Eurasia Review: Tiny, Shape-Shifting Robot Can Squish Itself Into Tight Spaces
- Azad News Agency: Cockroach-Like Robot, Miniature Modular Origami Passive Shape-Morphing Robot
- World Time To Days: This shape-shifting robot can squeeze through tight spaces
- Open Access Government: Revolutionary shape shifting robot can squeeze into confined spaces
- geekWeek [Polish]: Niezwykłe możliwości maleńkiego robota. Będzie ratować ludzkie życie
- Descopera [Romanian]: Un robot minuscul care isi schimba forma se poate strecura prin cele mai inguste spatii
- MatriceDigitale [Italian]: CLARI: il robot insetto
- OlharDigital [Portuguese]: Novo robô minúsculo muda de forma e cabe em espaços apertados
- Reviltec [Portuguese]: Robô minúsculo que muda de forma pode se espremer em espaços apertados
- Epoca Negocios Globo [Portuguese]: Engenheiros desenvolvem robô minúsculo e flexível, que pode mudar de forma para acessar espaços estreitos
- CRUMPE [French]: Un petit robot qui change de forme peut se faufiler dans des espaces restreints
- Enerzine [French]: CLARI, le robot de 21 mm qui se glisse dans les moindres interstices
- citizenSide [French]: Un petit robot qui change de forme peut se faufiler dans des espaces restreints
- Engi’s CONPAPER [Korean]: 작은 공간 탐색 가능한 ‘소형 형태 변환 로봇’ VIDEO: Revolutionary shape shifting robot can squeeze into confined spaces
- 0xzx [Chinese]: 微型变形机器人可以将自己挤进狭窄的空间
Climbing using Electroadhesion
Sci.Rob. 2018
- Harvard Gazette: Robots with sticky feet can go where humans can’t
- WIRED: A bug-like robot uses electricity to walk upside down
- Cosmos: Robotic creepy-crawlies climb walls
- TechXplore: Robots with sticky feet can climb up, down, and all around
- DailyMail: Dancing on the ceiling!
- Futurism: Watch a tiny gecko-like robot climb upside down
- TechRadar: Harvard’s bug-sized robot uses electric feet to explore tiny spaces upside-down
- ECN: Meet your future jet engine inspector sticky footed robot
- New Atlas: Harvard’s sticky-footed inspection robot can climb through jet engines
- VentureBeat: Harvard’s bugbot now walks up walls
- Science Daily: Robots with sticky feet can climb up, down, and all around
HAMR
Industry Collaboration 2018
- Rolls-Royce: Swarm Robots
- Futurism: Rolls-Royce is building cockroach-like robots to fix plane engines
- CNBC: Rolls-Royce is developing tiny ‘cockroach’ robots to crawl in and fix airplane engines
- New Atlas: Rolls-Royce is building robot roaches and snakes to repair airplane engines
- Telegraph: Rolls-Royce tests cockroach-like robots that help repair plane engines
- TechCrunch: Rolls-Royce demonstrates robotic bugs as the future of engine maintenance
- Engadget: Rolls-Royce may use bug-like robots to assist airplane engine repair
- Weekly Observer: Why Rolls Royce is developing a cockroach robot
- Creat Digital: These tiny ‘cockroach’ robots could be the future of engine maintenance
- Reuters: Rolls-Royce looks to robot snakes and beetles for engine upkeep
- TechNews: Rolls-Royce wants the cockroaches to repair the airplane engines/
- iMechE: Cockroach-style inspection bots will scuttle inside Rolls-Royce engines
- TechSpot: Rolls-Royce turns to robotic insects and snakes for future aircraft maintenance
Mechanically Mediated Transitions
JRSI 2018
- Berkeley News: Cockroach-inspired robot is no crash-test dummy
- New York Times: How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going
- Science News: Watch this cockroach-inspired robot try to walk through walls
- LiveScience: There’s a Reason Roaches Love Banging Their Heads Into Walls
- Express(UK): Robot COCKROACHES ‘climb walls’ as scientists celebrate ROBOTICS breakthrough
- Popular Mechanics: With ‘Elegant’ Cockroaches as Models, Scientists Build Robots That Crash and Keep Climbing
- Cosmos: Making robot roaches run into walls
- Scimex: Robotic roaches run headlong into walls without damage
- TechXplore: Teaching robots to climb walls by mimicking the cockroach headbutt
- SFGate: UC Berkeley researchers create terrifying robot-cockroach
- CrunchSci: Cockroaches intentionally hit their heads to better run up walls
- Current Biology: Teaching robots to climb walls by mimicking the cockroach headbutt
- NewsBuzz: Trilobites: How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going
- ScienceNewsforStudents: Cool Jobs: The art of paper folding is inspiring science
- Digital Trends: Spirit animals: 9 revolutionary robots inspired by real-world creatures
- Weather.com: Cockroaches Crash Into Walls To Escape Faster
- Daily News: How cockroaches crash into walls and keep going
- Fox News: UC Berkeley researches design cockroach inspired robot
- USA News: How cockroaches crash into walls and keep going
- New York Post: These mechanical ‘cockroaches’ could be the future of robotics
- Daily Cal: UC Berkeley researchers build wall-climbing robot based on cockroaches
- YCombinator: Cockroach Transitions by Crashing
- Albanian Times: Cockroach Inspired Robotics Discovered At California University
- 7 News Plus: How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going
- Hindu: “Crash” course from cockroaches
- NewsBuzz: Trilobites: How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going
SICB 2010
- Science News: Racing crash-happy cockroaches
HAMR: Autonomous Locomotion
BB 2017/ IROS 2017
- Harvard News: A cockroach-inspired robot
- Wyss News: Meet HAMR, the Cockroach-Inspired Robot
- IEEE Spectrum: You Can’t Touch Harvard’s New Ambulatory MicroRobot
- DFRobot: The Harvard Ambulatory MicroRobot (HAMR) Moves Super Fast
- TechXplore: Cockroach-inspired Ambulatory MicroRobot is speedy, resilient and versatile
- Digital Trends: Harvard’s insect-inspired HAMR robot scuttles like a cockroach on meth
- Disruptor Daily: Harvard’s Cockroach-Inspired HAMR MicroRobot Attains Full Autonomous Ambulation
- Hackster: Harvard Is Pushing Boundries with This Tiny Cockroach-Inspired Robot
- Electronics 360: Cockroach Robot Can Run, Jump, Climb and Fall from Great Distances Without Getting Hurt
Confined Space Locomotion
PNAS 2016
- Berkeley News: Cockroach inspires robot that squeezes through cracks
- New York Times: Cockroaches: Indestructible, and Instructive to Robot Makers
- Science News: Why is it so hard to squash a cockroach?
- Nature News: Biomechanics: Cockroaches inspire robot
- IEEE Spectrum: Exoskeleton Makes Robotic Roach Flexibly Squishy
- Atlantic: Why You Can’t Keep Cockroaches Out of Your Home
- Wired: Rescue Robots Should be Built Just Like Cockroaches. Sorry.
- National Geographic: Amazing Video Reveals Why Cockroaches Are So Hard to Squish
- Army Research Labs: Cockroach-inspired robotics research supported by the Army opens …
- BBC: Cockroach robots to the rescue
- Discovery: Teaching robots to climb walls by mimicking the cockroach headbutt
- CNET: Creep-tastic cockroach robot refuses to be squished
- Gizmodo: Roach-like Mini Robots To Help In Future Rescue Operations
- ARS Technica: Researchers squish cockroaches in order to design a robot
- Slash Gear: Robo-roach takes search and rescue tips from maligned pest
- LiveScience: In a Tight Spot? Robo-Roach Can Flatten Itself to Help
- Daily Beast: Why Scientists Want to Study Robot Roaches
- Los Angeles Times: If you can’t squish ’em, join ’em: Scientists build cockroach robot
- CBS San Francisco: Creepy Cockroach Robots Could Save Your Life Someday
- ABC: Cockroach-inspired robot could help save disaster victims
- Verge: This robot cockroach could eventually help search-and-rescue teams …
- Slate: Why Cockroaches Are So Difficult to Crush
- The Independant, UK: Scientists create robotic cockroach to search disaster areas
- MIT Technology Review: This Uncrushable Robot Cockroach Just Wants to Rescue You
- Mashable: Creepy cockroaches inspire potentially life-saving robot
- Inside Unmanned Systems: Researchers Looking to Cockroaches to Inspire Robot Design
- Telegraph, UK: Robot cockroach swarms could be released to find earthquake victims
- The Insider: CRAM Robo roaches for disaster recovery
- Defense One: The Army Has Made a Robot Cockroach
- Science Explorer: This Cockroach Robot Can Sneak Through Gaps Half Its Size
- Mental Floss: Cockroach Un-Squashability Inspires Robots That Can Squeeze …
- Boston HeraldAn icky new hero: Roach-like robots may help in disasters
- Huffington Post: Cockroaches Are Even Faster, Tougher and Ickier Than We Thought
- Strait Times: Cockroach-inspired robots can squeeze through cracks
- Christian Science Monitor: Robo-roach to the rescue? Creepy bugs inspire lifesaving technology …
- Livemint: Snug as a bug: the hated cockroach inspires a helpful robot
- Mirror, UK: Meet the robot cockroach that can squeeze through tiny gaps to …
- NDTV, India: Cockroach-Inspired Robots Can Squeeze Through Cracks
- IB Times: Not all cockroaches deserve to be crushed to death
- PC Mag: Robot Cockroaches to the Rescue? – Robotics and Automation
- Tribune De Geneve [French]: Un Robot Sauveteur Inspire de Cafards
- Futura Sciences [French]: Robotique Robot Puissant Rapide Taille Insecte
- Paris Match [French]: CRAM le robot cafard sauveteur
- Usine Nouvelle [French]: Ce micro-robot s’inspire des cafards pour gagner en agilite
- TF1 [French]: Un robot cafard pour sauver les victimes de catastrophes naturelles
- Les Explos [French]: Coquerelle a la rescousse
Insect Inspired Intelligence Lab (III) 