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Im curious of application. So, hypothetically, they can infinitely scale the net force required to number of robots. However, the movement speed stays at < mete
by formula1 11y ago
Im curious of application. So, hypothetically, they can infinitely scale the net force required to number of robots. However, the movement speed stays at < meter/hour.
Is the next step ensuring absolute precision? What about terrain with minimal friction to hold on to? How does the "ant" "latch on" to arbitrarilly shaped /sized objects? Is it possible to lift the objects onto wheeled bots to enable accelleration or are we trapped at slow speeds?
Its important to note that currently these robots pull but do not push. So for high precision heavy objects movement I think if space, more specifically, when I want to dock my shuttle at a doace station. Unfortunately, only pulling will cause acceleration that would still need to be offset somehow. So, i am not exactly sure where else to gigantic objects need to be slowly and precisely moved by tiny little robots.
That being said, Im excited to find out
- robotresearcher 11y agoThey can't scale infinitely. They can fit finitely many robots close to the target. The further the robots get from the target, the longer and thus heavier the tether they need. The more interesting part of the ant behaviour, not addressed yet here, is how they use each other's bodies as tethers and arrange forces so they add up in the right direction.