hazmail Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Here's the Th Movie, check out the 'street vortices' Dave . Technology Review: Videos And here's the story- Technology Review: Robofish I think maybe they could learn something from being 'Members' of TU - .pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Pete, thanks for posting this interesting article. I would love to get involved with a team project like this one, I feel that I could contribute. The first thing I would suggest is pressure sensors along the lateral line, so that the movement of the robot can react to the vortices. At the moment it is just flapping around and going nowhere, it is like they are missing the point. It is a bit like spinning a hoop around your arm. If the movement of the arm does not exactly match the hoop, then nothing happens, your arm is flapping in the wind. The hoop can be spun with your eyes closed, the feedback (pressure sensors) is the hoop contact with your arm. The computer (your brain) calculates the required arm movement to match the hoop movement. They more or less admit this, in that they state that the robot can only move at 10% the speed of a natural fish. It is going to take many years to solve this complex problem, after all, it is only now that robotics can emulate human movement. The scientists have been working at that for some 30 years. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
