I-Swarm Micro Robot Locomotion Unit

[douro20]

This was only the first step. They wanted to see how well a robot with piezoelectric actuators as feet would work. As you can see it works quite well, but I wonder if it could actually carry a load.

[tpioneer]

cada patita, esta ajustada en cuando a sus propiedades mecanicas, para resonar a una frecuencia especifica, entocnes en ciertas frecuencias vibran distintas patas.. por eso lo peuden controlar con sonido... ingenioso muy ingenioso

[Usernamejanjacob39]

OBVIOUS THERE WAS A STRING! SHIT

[guthix222]

sure, it may have a string on it.

maybe because it's so delicate that a topple would most likely destroy it?

even still, the string isn't even taught when moving. who is to say what it's for?

[robotwo]

@guthix222

I think the reason is rather because the control unit and power supply isn't on the actual platform yet ,

so they send the power to the "legs" using those VERY thin wires ...

its been done on other small robots as well :)

[1NX9]

@robotwo

I was thinking on a similar line.

I want to design a mini radio control robot that could do operations within the human body.

And the power to run it would come from an outside source to keep it as small as possible.

[TiagoTiagoT]

are the inputs filtered by frequency to go to each leg individually? is that why it sounds differently when it moves and rotates in different directions and like a DTMF tone when it's going forward??

[zibra12345678910]

FAKEEEE

[TITAN3084]

there are used pieco elements to moove the robots, therefore you can hear it.

[Pero1107]

FAKEEE!!

[tronche911]

Fake, you can see the wire and its look like its made with matches.

[8aetroya8]

reminds me of the old rumble football games, the board shook around and you had little tabs you moved to guide the player pieces around in a stupid way.

[blenderuser]

That is ingenious!

[AirwarriorX2]

it uses sound to move.

[MidnightRayn]

reminds me of picmen.

[marlborolights28]

how nice

[TheEnkho]

you guys are controlling it with the controller that connected to it. Cant u do it without it, like distance controller something. It would be crazy if u do that, and we can use it to spy. kakakaka

[lancell]

Use it to spy? Yea a very silent moving robot. :P

[cimcrackerman]

magnet under the table

[StormWolf01]

First, those tiny robots really are amazing. I watched the longer video... Quite impressive. I'd like to read more about it.

But how does it move? By emitting vibrations?

[JPPT1974]

Neat!

[foohy2345]

That's pretty awesome.

[paronfisk]

You can see the string!! Just joking :D

[Beavis2084]

@paronfisk yes u can.