This paper introduces a new class of modular robots, called: “layered heterogeneous modular robot... more This paper introduces a new class of modular robots, called: “layered heterogeneous modular robots”, which is a type of modular robot, where the functionality of a robot is modularized into three layers of heterogeneous modules: mechanics, actuation and electronics. This novel approach may make it possible to create dynamic, power-efficient and robust locomotive modular robots, extending the usability of modular robots. Early tests show that the system is able to perform dynamic locomotion with speeds up to 11.8cm/sec with a specific resistance of 9.65. Also static structures have been constructed, forming a tower that is able to withstand a load of 29 times its own weight placed on top of the tower, without any power consumption. These tests show that the system is comparable in performance to those of non-modular robots.
Para hablar sobre la tradición entre los p’urhépecha y la visión que ellos tienen de este concept... more Para hablar sobre la tradición entre los p’urhépecha y la visión que ellos tienen de este concepto, es necesario hacer un recorrido por el mundo de sus valores, entender lo que representa para ellos la vida, la naturaleza, Dios, la tierra, su pueblo y todo lo que estiman valioso, en otras palabras, comprender su patrimonio cultural. Una manera de llegar a ellos es por la vía de su propia lengua y a través de ella explorar también su pensamiento. El conjunto de vocablos utilizados en la construcción de su pensamiento sobre la “tradición”, así como el empleo de imágenes por medio de metáforas para el mismo fin, nos abren el camino para entender lo que más adelante denominare mos síruki. Cabe notar que cada una de las distintas etnias de Mi choacán y de México tienen su propia visión de lo que es la tradición. Aquí, en las reflexiones que vamos a exponer, se refieren únicamente a la etnia p’urhépecha, cuya manera de ver su realidad probable mente tenga coincidencia con otras etnias,...
While investigating the parasites of several marine fishes from the Western Atlantic, the Souther... more While investigating the parasites of several marine fishes from the Western Atlantic, the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Central America (Panama), the following monogenoidean species from the gills of gerreid fishes (Gerreidae) were found: Diplectanum gatunense sp. n. (Diplectanidae) and Octouncuhaptor eugerrei gen. et sp. n. (Dactylogyridae) in Eugerres brasilianus (Cuvier) from Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal Watershed, and Diplectanum mexicanum sp. n. in Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier) from the coast of Campeche State, Mexico. New diplectanid species are distinguished from other species of the genus by the general morphology of the copulatory complex and by the shape of the anchors and bars on the haptor. Octouncuhaptor gen. n. is proposed for its new species having slightly overlapping gonads (testis posterodorsal to the ovary), a dextrolateral vaginal aperture, a copulatory complex consisting of a coiled male copulatory organ with counterclockwise rings with the base articulated to the accessory piece, 8 pairs of hooks and the absence of anchors and bars on haptor. Our analysis of morphological features of Diplectanum species on gerreids evidences that these parasites more closely resemble each other than the known species from sciaenids suggesting that split between gerreids and sciaenids resulted in parasite speciation.
This paper introduces a new class of modular robots, called: “layered heterogeneous modular robot... more This paper introduces a new class of modular robots, called: “layered heterogeneous modular robots”, which is a type of modular robot, where the functionality of a robot is modularized into three layers of heterogeneous modules: mechanics, actuation and electronics. This novel approach may make it possible to create dynamic, power-efficient and robust locomotive modular robots, extending the usability of modular robots. Early tests show that the system is able to perform dynamic locomotion with speeds up to 11.8cm/sec with a specific resistance of 9.65. Also static structures have been constructed, forming a tower that is able to withstand a load of 29 times its own weight placed on top of the tower, without any power consumption. These tests show that the system is comparable in performance to those of non-modular robots.
Para hablar sobre la tradición entre los p’urhépecha y la visión que ellos tienen de este concept... more Para hablar sobre la tradición entre los p’urhépecha y la visión que ellos tienen de este concepto, es necesario hacer un recorrido por el mundo de sus valores, entender lo que representa para ellos la vida, la naturaleza, Dios, la tierra, su pueblo y todo lo que estiman valioso, en otras palabras, comprender su patrimonio cultural. Una manera de llegar a ellos es por la vía de su propia lengua y a través de ella explorar también su pensamiento. El conjunto de vocablos utilizados en la construcción de su pensamiento sobre la “tradición”, así como el empleo de imágenes por medio de metáforas para el mismo fin, nos abren el camino para entender lo que más adelante denominare mos síruki. Cabe notar que cada una de las distintas etnias de Mi choacán y de México tienen su propia visión de lo que es la tradición. Aquí, en las reflexiones que vamos a exponer, se refieren únicamente a la etnia p’urhépecha, cuya manera de ver su realidad probable mente tenga coincidencia con otras etnias,...
While investigating the parasites of several marine fishes from the Western Atlantic, the Souther... more While investigating the parasites of several marine fishes from the Western Atlantic, the Southern Gulf of Mexico and Central America (Panama), the following monogenoidean species from the gills of gerreid fishes (Gerreidae) were found: Diplectanum gatunense sp. n. (Diplectanidae) and Octouncuhaptor eugerrei gen. et sp. n. (Dactylogyridae) in Eugerres brasilianus (Cuvier) from Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal Watershed, and Diplectanum mexicanum sp. n. in Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier) from the coast of Campeche State, Mexico. New diplectanid species are distinguished from other species of the genus by the general morphology of the copulatory complex and by the shape of the anchors and bars on the haptor. Octouncuhaptor gen. n. is proposed for its new species having slightly overlapping gonads (testis posterodorsal to the ovary), a dextrolateral vaginal aperture, a copulatory complex consisting of a coiled male copulatory organ with counterclockwise rings with the base articulated to the accessory piece, 8 pairs of hooks and the absence of anchors and bars on haptor. Our analysis of morphological features of Diplectanum species on gerreids evidences that these parasites more closely resemble each other than the known species from sciaenids suggesting that split between gerreids and sciaenids resulted in parasite speciation.
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