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Shape-Shifting Blob Bots Edit
Chemical Robot Prototypes to Enter Inaccessible Spaces

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Shape-Shifting Blob Bots - Chemical Robot Prototypes to Enter Inaccessible Spaces (VIDEO)
Chemical Robot Prototypes to Enter Inaccessible Spaces
 Published: Oct 18, 09
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The soft, shape-shifting chembot blobs that roll around and change shape in order to gain mobility are still experimental, but they are part of DARPA’s Chemical Robots Program vision.

The DARPA program aims to create a new class of soft, flexible, mesoscale mobile objects that can identify and maneuver through openings smaller than their dimensions in order to perform various tasks.

Researchers from iRobot and the University of Chicago are experimenting with chembots to create a practical shape-shifting model.

References:  darpa.mil, spectrum.ieee.org

Filed In:  art,  blob,  bot,  chembot,  robots,  science,  shape-shifting,  tech,  unique






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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of Shape-Shifting Blob Bots or comment about Chemical Robot Prototypes to Enter Inaccessible Spaces.

Marissa Brassfield on Oct 17, 09  3,477 Trends   4,119 Comments
Awesome! You've found a ton of really sweet robot creations lately, Katie!
Marissa Brassfield on Oct 17, 09  3,477 Trends   4,119 Comments 0
Jessica Marcel on Oct 18, 09  379 Trends   363 Comments
This has great potential for inspiring a remake of The Blob. It would have to move faster, though, as anyone who remembers the film would also remember that victims couldn't seem to simply walk away from the monster. That wouldn't fly in a movie today.
Jessica Marcel on Oct 18, 09  379 Trends   363 Comments 0


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