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This version isn't steerable is it? I can't tell from the video(1), but it seems you build it for a specific path, and then inflate it to get there? Seems lik
by diydsp 3y ago
This version isn't steerable is it? I can't tell from the video(1), but it seems you build it for a specific path, and then inflate it to get there?
Seems like a cool start.. but I don't understand why they advertise it as "It can have a power supply that doesn't need to move. It can stay stationary." Is that feature? headscratch.jpg
(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRjFFgAZQnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRjFFgAZQnk
- PaulHoule 3y agoI think it's supposed to be like one of those tentacle monsters, it has some base that stays fixed. The DoE is funding research on this because they think one of these can send an appendage into a hole and see if somebody is hiding plutonium on the other side.
- whatshisface 3y agoGood thing rouge states don't have access to grout.
- robertlagrant 3y agoThey'll be left red-faced after this!
- burkaman 3y agoI think it is steerable, or can be steerable, see page 19 (page 38 of the PDF): https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:ky237km2272/Margaret_Coad_Dissertation-augmented.pdf#page=38 https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:ky237km2272/Margaret_... The stationary power supply is a feature because batteries are heavy and flammable and usually not flexible. If you want to send a camera or something through a small hole, or underwater, or into some hazardous environment, it's nice to not have to send the power supply with it.
- downWidOutaFite 3y agoAt 1:05 in that video he says "this version of the robot had a turning mechanism that worked by lengthening a particular side".