Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #04730



To: "beam@sgiblab.sgi.com" beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Dan Larson" dlarson@citilink.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 99 14:40:47 +0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Teeny Tiny robot...


On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:40:27 -1000, James Anderson wrote:

>Darrell Johnson wrote:
>
>> here's link to a new robot under development:
>>
>> I wish there was a picture....
>>
>> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/ap/technology/story.html?s=v/ap/19990621/tc/japan_micro_robot_1.html
>
>This may be a stupid question, but the end of the article says "They also plan to develop robots with
>motors...". I was wondering how these things could "...crawl around thin pipes.." without having motors
>already?

Perhaps the fluid flowing through the pipe pushes it along...

Motors are only *one* method of propulsion...


Dan





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