A prototype of the transforming robot Shapeshifter is tested in the robotics yard at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Shapeshifter is made of smaller robots that can morph into rolling spheres, flying drones, swimming submersibles and more. (Image source: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
This unique concept wherein small robots which can switch from their usual shape, much like the science fiction movie series Transformers, is being developed by NASA.
NASA is working on a unique concept wherein we may soon witness robots which can switch from their usual shape, much like the science fiction movie series Transformers. According to NASA, these small robots can be able to roll, fly, float, and swim for exploring the moons of Saturn.
The concept has been named as the Shapeshifter, which is a collection of small robots which can form a single big robot or they might even work independently as per the given situation. A designated team is testing a 3D-printed prototype of this concept at the US space agency’s NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, a NASA statement said.
The Shapeshifter concept can include a series of up to 12 robots which would be able to transform into a swimming probe or a team of cave exploring robots. they will be able to reach places where other robots have not reached yet. There is a special name that which has been coined for these mini robots and that’s “cobots,”. Each of these cobots is going to be equipped with a small propeller.
Comments
Post a Comment