RoboBee (Robopchela) - the smallest (in May 2013) in the world a winged group capable of flying on a leash - a robot . The wingspan is 3 cm. The device is not capable of carrying either a control system or an energy source to ensure flight.
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History
For the past ten years, research has been done at Harvard University on small flying robots. As a result, RoboBee was created.
Usage
If engineers solve two problems - a chip for the robot and power, then the robot will find wide application in rescue operations . At the moment, there are no such small chips with enough power to be usable. Another problem is the power of the aircraft , at the moment the power is supplied through thin cords. The same happens with the control of the robot. For the robot to use artificial intelligence, programmers have developed two programming languages - Karma and OptRAD.
Specifications
The wingspan of the RoboBee is only 3 cm , making it the smallest controllable tethered aircraft heavier than air made by humans. The wings can wave 120 times per second and are controlled in real time. RoboBee weighs 80 mg .
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Links
- RoboBee made its first guided flight
- Project site
- Scientific American 's RoboBee article with video
- Ma, Kevin Y .; Chirarattananon, Pakpong; Fuller, Sawyer B .; Wood, Robert J. Controlled Flight of a Biologically Inspired, Insect-Scale Robot (Eng.) // Science: journal. - 2013 .-- May ( vol. 340 , no. 6132 ). - P. 603-607 . - DOI : 10.1126 / science.1231806 . - article in Science .