IEEE Computer, September, 2004 -- Biomimetic Robots
Article on biomimetic robots featuring the Sprawl family, including iSprawl along with other biomimetic robots and quotes from the various researchers involved.
http://www.computer.org/computer/homepage/0904/Paulson/index.htm
Discover Magazine, July, 2004 -- The Biomechanics of . . . Cockroaches: Building the Perfect Pest
Article on Bob Full and the various biomimetic robots that he has been involved with, including the Sprawl robots.
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ScienCentral News, July 8, 2004 -- Roach Robots
Short piece on cockroach-inspired robots to accompany short TV piece. Includes footage of the new iSprawl robot and link to a video.
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392297
CBS Evening News, May 28 2003 -- Roach-Bot
Short piece on the robots and cockroaches. Mini-interviews with Mark Cutkosky and Bob Full.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/28/eveningnews/main555923.shtml
San Francisco Chronicle, May 19, 2003 -- Roaches today, robots tomorrow
Interview with Jonathan Clark and Mark Cutkosky
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/19/MN277242.DTL
Stanford Report, March 12, 2003 -- Mimicking cockroaches' mechanical intelligence
Interview with Jonathan Clark and Trey McClung. Short video
with Jonathan.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/report/news/2003/march12/robots-312.html
Design News and Product Design, March 3, 2003 -- Engineering Students You'd Love to Hire
Featuring Emily Ma and PortaSprawl.
Dave Barry, Nov. 3, 2002 -- Roaches 2.0: Now they're
armed
A gratituitous reference to Sprawlita, (or maybe RHex
:-) "In a related development,
an escaped robot cockroach broke into an Oakland Wal-Mart and
made off with an estimated 17,000 AA batteries."
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/columnists/dave_barry/4422289.htm
de Agostini 2002 -- La Famiglia Sprawl: Vuoi conoscere tutti i membri della famiglia Sprawl, i simpatici insetti robotici?
Sprawlita draws inspiration from the scarafaggio (cockroach)
Robotslife.com, May 2003 -- Cockroachs will help build robots
Next@CNN Sept. 2002 -- Lowly roach inspires high-tech robotics
Another good overview of Bob Full's lab, the principles of insect locomotion, and the collaboration that has lead to Sprawlita and the Sprawlettes.
Metropolis Magazine, August/Sept. 2002 -- Special section
on
21 Great Design Ideas for the 21st Century
Biomimetic Design, as exemplified by Sprawlita, is Idea 4
http://www.metropolismag.com/html/content_0802/bio/index.html
New York Times, April 2002 -- Trade Secrets of the 6-Legged Set
Print and web article on Bob Full and Sprawlita.
ZDF Abenteuer Forschung March 2002 -- Für außergewöhnliche
Einsätze
Robots: Humans of the Future? (German TV)
National Geographic, Oct. 2001 The Human Edge,
Prof. Full's work on cockroaches and geckos has inspired the design of robots like Sprawlita. Some cute footage...
Technikart Magazine, Sept. 2001 -- Le Cafard qui valait 3 milliards
Amusing interview avec le professeur Mark Cutkosky regarding the origins of Sprawlita et les Sprawlettes.
U.C. Berkeley -- Unlocking the Secrets of Animal Locomotion
Nice web article on Bob Full, animal locomotion and robots that he has been involved with, including Sprawlita
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2002/09/rfull/robots.html
Nature, June 2000, K. Autumn, et al., Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair, Vol. 405:681-685.
Quantum -- Australian Broadcasting Company, October 2000
Good introduction to Bob Full and the study of animal locomotion. Short section on Sprawlita and other bio-inspired legged robots.
Robosapiens, by P. Menzel and F. D'Alusio, MIT Press, Nov 1999
A general audience book on robotics with many excellent color photographs. Includes a short section on Sprawl and MiniSprawl.
