IntroductionFractal Robot MechanismImplementation Of Computer ControlMovement AlgorithmsSelf RepairApplicationsLimitationsConclusion

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Introduction:

Principal:

Take some cubic bricks, motorize them, put some electronics inside and control with a computer.Get machines that can change shape from one object to another.Hardware equivalent of computer software.

What are Fractals?

Anything which has a substantial measure of exact or statistical self –similarity.

Fractal Robots

The robot can be animated around its joints in a uniform manner.Cubes are embedded with chips that control their movement.Smallest expected size is between 1000 and 10,000 atoms wide.

Fractal Robot Mechanism:

Fewest possible moving parts.Material requirements have been made as flexible.The cube is hollow and the plates have all the mechanisms.Face plates have electrical contact pads.That allow power and data signals to be routed from one robotic cube to another.

Structure of a cube:

The plates also have 45 degree petals that allows one robotic cube to lock to its neighbour.

3D Rendred image of robotic cube

Cubes have inductive coupling to transmit power and data signals.There are no connecters on the surface of the robotic cube

Movement Mechanism

Implementation of computer control

Have microcontroller to perform basic operations.Commands used are left,right,up,down…Computer programs used are simplified.Taking advantage of fractal operation.

Fractal OS

Converts fractally written code into machine commands for movement.Internal design includes ROM, RAM and counters.

Fractal Bus

Fractal OS fed into fractal bus.Permits hardware and software to merge into unified data structure.Messages are broad casted into local machines.Cubes communicate through simple number scheme.

Movement algorithmsPick and placeN-StreamersL-Streamers

Self repair

Applications

Bridge buildingFire fightingDefence technologyEarthquake applicationsMedical applicationsSpace exploration

Bridge building Fire fighting

Earthquake applications

Medical applications

limitations

Technology is still in infancy

Current cost is very high ($1000 per

cube for the 1st generation of cubes,

after which it will reduce to $100 or so).

Needs very precise & flexible

controlling software.

Conclusion

Using Fractal Robots will help in saving economy; time etc and they can be used even for the most sensitive tasks.

Also the raw materials needed are cheap.

This promises to revolutionize technology in a way that has never been witnessed before

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