Twilight Zones and Cornerstones: A Gnat Robot Double Feature
Author(s) • •
Flynn, Anita M.
Brooks, Rodney A.
Tavrow, Lee S.
Date Issued
July 1, 1989
Series/Report no.
AIM-1126
Abstract
We want to build tiny gnat-sized robots, a millimeter or two in diameter. They will be cheap, disposable, totally self-contained autonomous agents able to do useful things in the world. This paper consists of two parts. The first describes why we want to build them. The second is a technical outline of how to go about it. Gnat robots are going to change the world.
Subjects
gnat robot
micro robot
piezoelectric motor
IR/Opticalscamera
disposable robots
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