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SHRINKING ROBOTS!
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Outline
• Learn about robots and nanobots– What is a robot?– How small can robots be?– What is a nanobot?– Are nanobots real?
• Make a pretend robot
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What is a robot?
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Robots are machines that can sense, plan, and act
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How small can robots be?
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Are there robots the size of a child?
1m
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Yes! There robots the size of a child!
1m
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Mars rover
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Humanoid robot
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Factory robot
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Are there robots the size of a hand?
10cm
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Yes! There robots the size of a hand!
10cm
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Vacuuming robot
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Climbing robot
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Swarming robot
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Are there robots the size of a finger?
1cm
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Yes! There robots the size of a finger!
1cm
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Crawling robot
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Medical robot
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Flying robot
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Are there robots the size of a freckle or hair?
.1mm1mm
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Yes! There robots the size of a freckle or hair!
.1mm1mm
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Soccer robots
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Smallest robot!
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What are nanobots? Are they real?
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Nanobots would be very, very small robots!
• The size of cells or molecules• Able to sense, plan, and act
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Nano is very, very small
• A nanometer is a billionth of a meter• Molecules are nanometers across
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Are there robots the size of a cell or
molecule?
1nm1µm
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NO! There are no robots the size of a cell or
molecule!
These are pictures of imaginary robots!
1nm1µm
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Nanocars (not robots)
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Review
• What is a robot?
• How small can robots be?
• What is a nanobot?
• Are nanobots real?
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Make a robot!
My robot’s name is…Its job is…It’s as big as…It’s controlled by…It’s powered by…
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Image and video creditsNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
American Honda Motor Co., Inc
© FANUC Robotics
Sciencenter
Mark Cutkosky, Stanford University
James McLurkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Image and video credits
Cameron Riviere, Carnegie Mellon University
Sandia National Laboratories
Ronald Fearing, University of California Berkeley
Bradley Nelson, ETH Zürich
Chytra Pawashe, Carnegie Mellon University
Bruce Donald, Duke University
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Image and video creditsConeyl Jay
James Tour, Rice University
Philip Van Nederwelde and E-Spaces
Forrest Bishop and Foresight Nanotech Institute
Tim Fonseca
Antonio Siber, Institute of Physics, Zagreb
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Image and video credits
Emily Maletz and Sciencenter
www.istockkphoto.com
© Dennis Kunkel Microscopy, Inc.
Public domain
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This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.