BEAM

theme of Robot design

BEAM = Biology Electronics Aesthetics Mechanics

typically based on analog components rather than Micro Processor - cheap and robust, not necessarily smart/flexible

originated by Mark Tilden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_robotics

http://www.nis.lanl.gov/projects/robot/

http://www.solarbotics.com/

http://www.beam-online.com/navagation/_ab.htm

JunkBots ISBN:0072226013