Soft robot survived the fire and under the wheels of a car (video)
The Harvard Institute made the main at the moment is fully elastic robot with pneumatic actuator. He moved without the "leash", and its length is 65 cm, described in the journal Soft Robotics. Summary of the invention laid out the online edition of New Scientist.
Due to the intrinsic size of the elastic robot Michael Tolly (Michael Tolley) can carry a battery pack that provides energy for 2 hours, and the unit with an electric actuator that causes the robot to move. Manufactured device is made of silicone elastomer, polyaramide and other composites.
During experiments the robot Tolly waded through the snow during a snow storm (at a temperature of 9 degrees below zero), 20 seconds was placed in contact with fire, withstand the water pressure and the effects of different acids, finally, he moved the car. Until the tests are passed only the robot's case, because e-the inside is still attached to it from the outside. However, according to Tolly, to put the electronics into a gentle body will not be some work.
Additionally, the authors hope to improve the speed and physical activity of the robot, adding limbs, and program it to self-dealing with barriers in progressing towards the goal.
Like many other experimental machine, robot Tolly created mainly for search and rescue operations in General for any situation where you need to squeeze through gaps and barriers.
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