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Tadro, the Evolving Tadpole Robot

Tadros competing in a forage navigation task as part of a larger simulation about early vertebrate evolution. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation (grants BCS-0320765 and DBI-0442269).

Television and web appearances

(reverse chronological order)

  • 29 May 2009: Associated Press video (multiple t.v. and web outlets), News Herald, video
  • 29 March 2009: Predator X, History Channel (BBC production). No video available.
  • 8 Nov. 2008: Episode "Speed" in the Series, Evolve! History Channel. video1 and video2
  • 26 Aug. 2008: Episode "Skin" in the Series, Evolve! History Channel. video
  • 2007: "Teaching Robots to Swim" , How Stuff Works (National Science Foundation production), video
  • 1 Aug. 2006: Beyond Tomorrow, Australia Broadcasting Company. video
  • 1 May 2006: The Daily Planet, Discovery Channel. No video available.

Press clippings

(reverse chronological order)

  • 29 May 2009: The New York Times. article
  • 29 May 2009: The Los Angeles Times. article
  • 29 May 2009: Associated Press. release
  • 22 Nov. 2006: The People's Daily (China). pdf
  • 21 Nov. 2006: The Underwater Times (USA). pdf
  • 21 Nov. 2006: Icthyology, Florida Museum of Natural History (US). pdf
  • 21 Nov. 2006: Xinhua (China). pdf
  • 20 Nov. 2006: The Times of India. pdf
  • 19 Nov. 2006: Engadget (USA). pdf
  • 17 Nov. 2006: Live Science (USA). pdf
  • 17 Nov. 2006: Fox News (USA). pdf
  • 17 Nov. 2006: Inside The Journal of Experimental Biology (UK). pdf
  • 17 Nov. 2006: Cover, The Journal of Experimental Biology (UK). pdf
  • 1 Sept. 2006: Radio Beethoven (Chile). pdf
  • 9 Aug. 2006: Beyond Tomorrow (Australia). pdf
  • 17 July 2006: Axxon (Argentina). pdf
  • 16 July 2006: Ripley`s Believe It or Not (USA). jpg
  • 14 July 2006: Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Spain). pdf
  • 26 June 2006: Asimo (Poland). pdf
  • 13 June 2006. Xelopolis (France). pdf
  • 7 June 2006: Softpedia (USA). pdf
  • 7 June 2006: Science et Vie Junior (France). pdf
  • 2 June 2006: El Universal (Mexico). pdf
  • 30 May 2006: Science Daily (USA). pdf
  • 30 May 2006: National Science Foundation (USA). pdf
  • 22 May 2006: Abiko (Czech Republic). pdf
  • 18 May 2006: Discovery Channel (USA). pdf
  • 2 May 2006: The Pioneer (India). pdf
  • 1 May 2006: Vie Artificial (France). pdf
  • 1 May 2006: Discovery Channel (Canada). pdf || podcast of interview
  • 28 April 2006: Dagens Nyheter (Sweden). pdf
  • 26 April 2006: Iran Daily (Iran). pdf
  • 26 April 2006: Focus Italia (Italy). pdf
  • 25 April 2006: All Headline News (USA). pdf
  • 24 April 2006: The New Scientist (UK). pdf

Robot Madeleine

Robot Madeleine, a four-flippered aquatic tetrapod, has been featured in the press. Robot Madeleine was built by Nekton Research LLC (Durham, NC, USA) with funds provided to John Long by the National Science Foundation (grants BCS-0320765 and DBI-0442269).