Goal: Robust ensemble of millions of catoms • Claytronics Design Principles No Moving Parts Local Control No Static Power Scaling of Claytronics The catom is available in 3 range macro,micro and nano Each have different and complex mechanism for its own transportation, adhesion, manufacturing etc. macro micro nano dimensions >1cm >1mm <10 microns weight 10’s g 100’s mg <1mg locomotion Programmable electrostatics Aerosol magnets/electrostatics Adhesion mechanism Nano fiber/magnets Programmable nano Molecular adhesion fibre and covalent bonds manufacturing Conventional Micro/nano chemically direct manufacturing manufacturing assembly resolution low high High Cost $$$ $ millicent Display A catom must be capable of displaying information i.e it must be able to produce a pixel in nano/micro scale and a whole effect will be a picture or the colour of the object What about the software? Programming Models Distributed Planning Networking OS Motion Planning Challenges
Goal: Robust ensemble of millions of catoms • Claytronics Design Principles No Moving Parts Local Control No Static Power Scaling of Claytronics The catom is available in 3 range macro,micro and nano Each have different and complex mechanism for its own transportation, adhesion, manufacturing etc. macro micro nano dimensions >1cm >1mm <10 microns weight 10’s g 100’s mg <1mg locomotion Programmable magnets/electrostatics electrostatics Aerosol Adhesion mechanism Nano fiber/magnets Programmable nano fibre Molecular adhesion and covalent bonds manufacturing Conventional manufacturing Micro/nano manufacturing chemically direct assembly resolution low high High Cost $$$ $ millicent Display A catom must be capable of displaying information i.e it must be able to produce a pixel in nano/micro scale and a whole effect will be a picture or the colour of the object What about the software? Programming Models Distributed Planning Networking OS Motion Planning Challenges
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