Browsing AI Memos (1959 - 2004) by Subject "gnat robots"

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    • Fast, Cheap and Out of Control 

      Brooks, Rodney A.; Flynn, Anita M. (1989-12-01)
      Spur-of-the-moment planetary exploration missions are within our reach. Complex systems and complex missions usually take years of planning and force launches to become incredibly expensive. We argue here for cheap, ...

    • Piezoelectric Micromotors for Microrobots 

      Flynn, Anita M.; Tavrow, Lee S.; Bart, Stephen F.; Brooks, Rodney A. (1991-02-01)
      By combining new robot control systems with piezoelectric motors and micromechanics, we propose creating micromechanical systems which are small, cheap and completely autonomous. We have fabricated small - a few ...