How does the robobug benefit the average consumer or the public in general?
Robobug has enable a number of University Engineering Departments to train young engineers in this new technology. Robobug is helping to establish the knowledge base necessary for future developments in walking robots. These developments will have tremendous future impact on the general public, enabling sophisticated home servants. The ability to program different insect walking patterns or gaits makes Robobug a valuable teaching tool for understanding the biomechanics of insect motion. Tremendous understanding accrues when you program a gait and then watch the results.Robobug walking around your home can project status through the color camera. The bug’s current view can be determine from any enabled computer on the World Wide Web. While on vacation, the general consumer could dial up a Robobug walk it around and see what is going on at home at that very instant! The entertainment aspect of Robobug cannot be underestimated. In addition to engendering the thrill individual hobbyists ex