Resistance is futile… robot tech lands at K
By Anthony Clark Posted 26 July 2010 9:46 am GMT
Bayer MaterialScience will exhibit its robot skin technology at K 2010
Myon, a humanoid robot designed to study the science of walking, features an outer skin made of Makrolon polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience. The automaton is the result of a research programme between Berlin’s Neurorobotics Research and Cologne-based design studio Frackenpohl Poulheim.
Bayer MaterialScience will be presenting the technology involved in the production of the robot’s ‘skin’ at K.
"The robot's esthetic design and degree of mobility presented particular challenges when it came to selecting materials,” said Dr Lorenz Kramer, who is responsible for the Robotics section at Bayer MaterialScience. “The material must not impede the overall functionality and it must be suitable for the creation of specific shapes.”
During tests the glass-fiber reinforced, flame retardant polycarbonate Makrolon 9425, and the glossy, transparent Makrolon ET3113 proved the best materials for the job.
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