tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/236223100 2008-03-11 11:54:31 -0400 chosetec An introduction to some flow visualization techniques used at MIT. These methods help us understand the fluid dynamics of natural and manmade systems. <p> I made this video to compile the sweet videos we've taken over the years. Otherwise they would just be sitting there, you know. </p><p> For more information visit: <br /><a href="http://www-math.mit.edu/~bush/fish.htm">Math Fluids Lab</a><br /><a href="http://scripts.mit.edu/~pekowiki/blaise/">Peko Hosoi's Group</a><br /><a href="http://web.mit.edu/fluids/www/">Hatsopoulos Microfluids Lab</a></p> 316 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/236201620 2008-01-22 15:48:19 -0500 MIT Video Productions The humble snail, trailed by its ribbon of slime, now has its first robotic counterpart in research at MIT that could lead to new forms of locomotion for machines. Assistant Professor Annette "Peko" Hosoi and her colleagues in the Mechanical Engineering Department — graduate student Brian Chan, undergrads Susan Ji and Catherine Koveal — demonstrate and explain their unique robotic research platform. The models, RoboSnails I and II, each consist of electronics aboard a rubber "foot" about six inches long by one inch wide. The robots glide over a thin film of "mucus," or silicon oil. The two were created to test mathematical simulations describing forms of snail locomotion. The research could give insights into common biological systems such as blood flow through a vein. Craig Milanesi, AMPS Video Production Manager, shot nature videos of woodland snails and large slugs for this news release produced by the MIT News Office. 199