Post by thread:[OT]: World's smallest robot

Okay, it's not a nano-machine, but at least it won't make you sneeze! http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/102/C1760/ -marc -------------------------------------------------- Marc Nicholas Geekythings Inc. C/416.543.4896 UNIX, Database, Security and Networking Consulting -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

[The microbot has 8 kilobytes of memory, along with a simple temperature sensor. But future versions could be outfitted with anything from chemical sniffers to a miniaturized camera or microphone. Lightweight, mobile and small enough to be virtually invisible, specialized microbots may eventually perform tasks like searching for bombs. They could even be pressed into duty as mechanical spies that wait until their target opens his safe to take out secret papers, then climb up behind him to quickly snap a photo before scurrying back to their insect-size hiding place. "You might have to worry about what's sitting under your desk," Heller jokes.] Hmm, but the real question is, does it have a TCP/IP stack :) Adam > {Original Message removed}

It's been around for a little while. There's a movie here http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2001/minirobot.htm Somewhere on CD I've got a small Real Player version of that. I'll upload it if I can find it. Somewhere -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

At 03:48 AM 14/06/03, you wrote: >It's been around for a little while. There's a movie here > >http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2001/minirobot.htm > >Somewhere on CD I've got a small Real Player version of that. I'll >upload it if I can find it. Somewhere I had to look to check but it really doesn't appear to be any smaller than Alice. Alice looks slightly taller but around the same size. Might even be the same size if it was built without spaces in the boards. dmthttp://www.epfl.ch/isr/asl/systems/alice/alice02doc.html Kinda doubt Sandia went out and started with some swatch motor...;-] Dave -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email .....listservKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body