shrinking robots! presentation
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A Powerpoint presentation for the NISEnet "Shrinking Robots!" programTRANSCRIPT
SHRINKING ROBOTS!
Outline
• Learn about robots and nanobots– What is a robot?– How small can robots be?– What is a nanobot?– Are nanobots real?
• Make a pretend robot
What is a robot?
Robots are machines that can sense, plan,
and act
How small can robots be?
Are there robots the size of a child?
1m
Yes! There robots the size of a child!
1m
Mars rover
Humanoid robot
Factory robot
Are there robots the size of a hand?
10cm
Yes! There robots the size of a hand!
10cm
Vacuuming robot
Climbing robot
Swarming robot
Are there robots the size of a finger?
1cm
Yes! There robots the size of a finger!
1cm
Crawling robot
Medical robot
Flying robot
Are there robots the size of a freckle or
hair?
.1mm1mm
Yes! There robots the size of a freckle or
hair!
.1mm1mm
Soccer robots
Smallest robot!
What are nanobots? Are they real?
Nanobots would be very, very small robots!
• The size of cells or molecules• Able to sense, plan, and act
Nano is very, very small• A nanometer is a billionth of a meter
• Molecules are nanometers across
Are there robots the size of a cell or
molecule?
1nm1µm
NO! There are no robots the size of a cell or
molecule!
These are pictures of imaginary robots!
1nm1µm
Nanocars (not robots)
Review
• What is a robot?
• How small can robots be?
• What is a nanobot?
• Are nanobots real?
Make a robot!
My robot’s name is…Its job is…It’s as big as…It’s controlled by…It’s powered by…
Image and video creditsNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
American Honda Motor Co., Inc
© FANUC Robotics
Sciencenter
Mark Cutkosky, Stanford University
James McLurkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Image and video credits
Cameron Riviere, Carnegie Mellon University
Sandia National Laboratories
Ronald Fearing, University of California Berkeley
Bradley Nelson, ETH Zürich
Chytra Pawashe, Carnegie Mellon University
Bruce Donald, Duke University
Image and video creditsConeyl Jay
James Tour, Rice University
Philip Van Nederwelde and E-Spaces
Forrest Bishop and Foresight Nanotech Institute
Tim Fonseca
Antonio Siber, Institute of Physics, Zagreb
Image and video credits
Emily Maletz and Sciencenter
www.istockkphoto.com
© Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.
Public domain
This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.