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iRobot readies shape-shifting ChemBot for military chores
Gizmo Watch —
... jamming technology in place is called “jamming skin enabled locomotion,” – a flexible silicone skin done in a series of pockets with mix of air and loosely packed particles. When air is removed from the pocket, the silicon restricts and seems to solidify, thus when it passes from one pocket to another the robot gains the ability to perform its tasks. Video below to explain that better.
Via: Engadget/Geekologie
The Daily Engadget: Motorola's CLIQ Reviewed, Shape-Shifting Robot
Switched —
... None of us can wait till the future gets here. Not the future fraught with economic collapse, world wars, and disease, mind you, but the future filled with cars flying silently through the cloudless sky, towering cities made of glistening abalone, and shape-shifting robots. Actually, Roomba's gooey robotic cousin is a thing of the present. ...
Morphing robot demonstrated at IROS
Hack a Day —
... moving, this white ball is a churning, turning, bulging mass of terror. The just-about-to-hatch pods from Alien, or perhaps something from Doom 3 come to mind. The hexapod from IROS that we covered yesterday was amazing, but this really creeps us out. What’s more, this is footage from the iRobot prototypes of a year ago. The newer stuff can do much more, like having several of these things glob together into one unit.
We’re glad that [DarwinSurvior] sent us the tip on this one, but now we’re not going to be able to sleep at night. ...
