3 Legged Robot and Ants

Posted by Erin, the RobotGrrl on Monday, December 24th, 2007

A lot of times when I am playing with my mini tripod on my desk, I begin brainstorming of ways that a three legged robot would be possible. Triangles are generally the strongest shape when it comes to architecture, which is great. Standing still, the robot would be very steady, kind of like a bowling ball with three legs on it. It would take a lot to be able to push it down (if it was resisting your force). There would be many gyros for easy stabilization.
Inside of this giant bowling ball could be items for home assistance. This could include an instant warmer for your cocoa, an eating tray that pops out, a printer that could be set up to print whatever you would please, a surveillance system, local weather reports (on a bright LCD screen on its front), VoIP, and pong. It can be powered by solar and by battery. In one of its legs will be a vacuum cleaner, to clean. However, that might be difficult to balance since there would be two legs stable, and one moving back and forth. Perhaps some sort of Heelys would be useful. And, the holder which holds the cocoa or coffee would have to tilt accordingly when the ‘bowling ball’ moves in order to not spill it all over its interiors. (Blech!)

~~~

Another idea I have had as of late is whether tiny animals, such as ants, emit any noises/vibrations. This could potentially be surveyed by creating nanobots that have sound sensors. A tiny fibre-optic cable could be attached to this bot, and into your computer to analyze the sounds. Considerations would have to be made for the vibrations that the nanobot emits itself. We already know that elephants make noise, and communicate, so why can’t ants?

Posted in: Projects, Robot.