actuate a simple device, one that cooperates with other small helium catoms to fulfill a set of unique instructions. Provide a larger-than-life, lighter-than-air platform to explore Giant Helium Catoms: the relation of forces when electrostatics has a greater effect than gravity on a robotic device, an effect simulated with a modular robot designed for self-construction of macro-scale structures. Employ electrostatic latches to demonstrate the functionality of a device that Cubes: could be used in a system of lattice-style self-assembly at both the macro and Each section devoted to an individual hardware project provides an overview of the basic functionality of the device and its relationship to the study of Claytronics. In addition, each project page is paired with a page of design notes that offer more detail on the steps in building the device. As these creative systems have evolved in the Carnegie Mellon-Intel Claytronics Hardware Lab, they have prepared the path for development of a millimeter scale module that will represent the creation of a self-actuating Catom - a device that can compute, move, and communicate - at the Nano-scale. With the millimeter scale modular robot, the Claytronics Hardware Lab will demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing catoms in the quantities needed to produce dynamic representations of original objects. Millimeter Scale Catoms Realizing high-resolution applications that Claytronics offers requires catoms that are in the order of millimeters. In this work, we propose millimeter-scale catoms that are electrostatically actuated and self contained. As a simplified approach we are trying to build cylindrical catoms instead of spheres.
actuate a simple device, one that cooperates with other small helium catoms to fulfill a set of unique instructions. Giant Helium Catoms: Provide a larger-than-life, lighter-than-air platform to explore the relation of forces when electrostatics has a greater effect than gravity on a robotic device, an effect simulated with a modular robot designed for self-construction of macro-scale structures. Cubes: Employ electrostatic latches to demonstrate the functionality of a device that could be used in a system of lattice-style self-assembly at both the macro and Each section devoted to an individual hardware project provides an overview of the basic functionality of the device and its relationship to the study of Claytronics. In addition, each project page is paired with a page of design notes that offer more detail on the steps in building the device. As these creative systems have evolved in the Carnegie Mellon-Intel Claytronics Hardware Lab, they have prepared the path for development of a millimeter scale module that will represent the creation of a self-actuating Catom - a device that can compute, move, and communicate - at the Nano-scale. With the millimeter scale modular robot, the Claytronics Hardware Lab will demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing catoms in the quantities needed to produce dynamic representations of original objects. Millimeter Scale Catoms Realizing high-resolution applications that Claytronics offers requires catoms that are in the order of millimeters. In this work, we propose millimeter-scale catoms that are electrostatically actuated and self contained. As a simplified approach we are trying to build cylindrical catoms instead of spheres.
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