Comments on: Jesus Lizard >>> Robot

By: Mark Bourbonnais

Mark Bourbonnais — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:13:01 +0000

How can I get a copy of this basilisk lizard to use on a business card? How much would it cost? Mark

By: JODEE KESTEN

JODEE KESTEN — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:50 +0000

Please I NEED A LIZARD ROBOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
pLEASE WRITE WHEN i CAN GET tHIS

By: John

John — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:01:34 +0000

The robot has been made here:
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_jesus_lizard.shtml

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By: Dare Lin

Dare Lin — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:55:00 +0000

- This is Dave, just ask Mike, he knows me! One of the big names in biomechanics (besides Adam Summers--UC Irvine professor and contributor for Natural History magazine; see articles) is George Lauder (Harvard). Here's one of his papers on basilisks, published in PNAS (pronounced "P-NAS", shouted.) paper 1 Here's a paper on basilisk lizard size (esp. foot size) and water-running: paper 2 and another paper in Nature about hydrodynamics whatever: paper 3 If there are any accessibility issues, Email me so I can post the PDF or something. swedishfisherman@gmail.com -Dave, Mike's brother

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:13:00 +0000

- This is Jason, just ask Mike, he knows me!
I think that the best way to do this is to have a sort of floatation device like Jessica said, but to have 2 propellors under water like the two feet. This will help keep the noise level very soft. We would also be able to travel faster than usual without making too much extra noise. We could also use infared lighting to follow the lizard in the dark. Also you would need to be able to blend into the surroundings. So I suggest that we give it a heater to warm it up so it will act like an animal. Also the robot should have a tracking device so you wouldn’t lose track.

P.S. I’m sorry if i dragged on but hey, i’m just a simple 12 year old seventh grader. Also Mike say hi to Motor for me!

-Jason, Jess’s brother

By: Jessica Pfund

Jessica Pfund — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:52:00 +0000

also: here's a great site explaining how a hovercraft works.

By: Jessica Pfund

Jessica Pfund — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:48:00 +0000

another way might be to imitate more of a water spider, meaning, to suspend above the water by spreading surface area (i.e. so’s not to break water surface tension) to remain afloat and then have something to propel us (wind maybe?)

By: Jessica Pfund

Jessica Pfund — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:45:00 +0000

the best way i can see us mimicking the jesus lizard is having a flotation-type device (think hovercraft) in the middle for balance and support (like the tail) and then having rotating paddles on either side like the lizard’s legs. the paddles would have to go super-fast or displace tons of water.

By: Jeffrey Warren

Jeffrey Warren — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:20:00 +0000

you’re suggesting some pretty heavy components, and possibly expensive ones – what about simply making it out of wood and some metal fittings and powering it with rubber bands? Remember those bird toys that flap their wings to fly? They used thin plastic sheeting and a molded plastic body. Maybe lighter would be easier… also, fab time would be lower, so development might be faster.