Microbot
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Up: Mobile robotic devices
Not to confuse with: Mobile nanoscale robotic devices
Mobile robotic devices at the micro to meso scale.
Think around pollen sized mobile microscopic robotic devices.
Advanced reversible connection mechanisms add much less overhead in necessary system volume. Also some things become easier at this larger size scale like e.g.
- shielding against UV. See: Radiation damage.
- more options for types of robotics like part streaming style assembly
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Related
- ultra general purpose systems: Utility fog, Claytronics
- managing/maintaining special purpose systems: Microcomponent maintenance microbot
- Testing of gemstone based nanomachinery – Physical debugging – Self repair
- Direct physical hacking attacks
