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Great idea, though it probably comes to description of things like 'robot'. To be more precise, from the article I understood that this is a 'soft equivalent o
by trymas 10y ago
Great idea, though it probably comes to description of things like 'robot'.
To be more precise, from the article I understood that this is a 'soft equivalent of a simple electronic oscillator'.
So, probably, I will not call this a robot (but probably we would never have heard of this if not the click-baity title), but it's neat idea which could be worked on further.
- adrusi 10y agoThat's its control system. What's interesting is that all of its actuators are soft. You can imagine that a set of simple soft components like that simple oscillator, combined with some small rigid components containing a microcontroller, would belike a full soft robot.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoSome definitions of 'robot' require a sensor too?
- tmptmp 10y agoIn the broadest definition, a sensor is an object whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment, and then provide a corresponding output. [1] If we follow the above definition given on the Wikipedia then some important and interesting issues arise: Is sensor not a device that behaves in certain manner to some energy stimulus and thus allows us to connect outer energy to the autonomous system (robot) being developed? Should a sensor always transduce to electronic energy form? e.g. a gear lever in a bike is not a sensor? it senses (may be pressure) and thus allows the system (the bike) to sense some outside stimulus. Please feel free to define sensor in a different manner if you disagree with [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoI agree you can have completely non-electronic sensors. Case in point: the sensor wand on a Flying Moth sailboat: http://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/regattas/learning-to-fly-2/ http://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/regattas/learning-to-fly-...
- empath75 10y agoOr, you know, eyes.
- gene-h 10y agoHonestly, I am disappointed that even though they built a circuit with an oscillator they didn't make a robot that moves. They could have easily made a manta ray robot like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTjhXKIXc90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTjhXKIXc90