Sarah Bergbreiter: Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice
Sarah Bergbreiter: Proč tvořím roboty velikosti zrnka rýže
Sarah Bergbreiter packs advanced technologies into tiny robots that can overcome obstacles 80 times their height. Full bio
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work on very tiny robots.
na maličkých robotech.
as robotic versions
jako robotické verze
very familiar with: an ant.
mravenců.
and other insects at this size scale
podobných rozměrů
or some version of that,
at a picnic, for example.
odtahují jeden z jeho chipsů.
of engineering these ants?
takových mravenců?
the capabilities of an ant
how to make them move
and efficient motors
mechanické součástky
power and control
in a semi-intelligent ant robot.
polo-inteligentního robota-mravence.
these things really functional,
in order to do bigger things.
over incredibly rough terrain
neuvěřitelně nerovným terénem,
are a combination of rigid materials,
jsou kombinací tuhých materiálů,
use to make robots,
to get around when you're very small.
když jste maličcí.
and release that really quickly
a tu uvolní tak rychle,
to jump out of water, for example.
potřebný například k výskoku z vody.
contributions from my lab
rigid and soft materials
a měkkých materiálů
is about four millimeters on a side,
z boku asi 4 mm,
and the soft material is silicone rubber.
a měkký pak silikonová pryž.
we're going to compress this,
že energie se při stlačení
and then release it to jump.
a po uvolnění dojde ke skoku.
on board this right now, no power.
ani elektrická energie.
that we call in my lab
které v laboratoři říkáme
(Laughter)
(smích)
amazingly well for its jumps.
výborně daří skákat.
in question, with the tweezers,
four-millimeter-sized mechanism
4 mm mechanismus,
40 cm vysoko.
survives quite well until we lose it
se drží docela dobře než ho ztratíme,
to add motors to this too,
working on millimeter-sized motors
na motorech milimetrových velikostí,
small, autonomous robots.
k malým, autonomním robotům.
locomotion at this size scale to start,
na pohyb v tomto malém měřítku,
be part of a micro-robot leg,
součást nohy mikrorobota.
ze silikonové pryže
that's being moved around
který je uváděn do pohybu
that I showed you earlier.
kterého jste viděli na začátku.
that this robot can help us figure out
for how everything
kind of bouncy way when we run.
the forces between my feet and the ground
je pohyb více ovlivněn
a lot more than my mass,
než vlastní hmotou,
that do run around.
a centimeter on a side, so very tiny,
takže velmi maličký,
about 10 body lengths per second,
by our test setup.
of how it works right now.
jak vlastně funguje.
of this that can climb over obstacles,
která leze přes překážky,
that you saw earlier.
jste viděli dříve.
everything onboard the robot.
do jednoho robota.
actuation all together,
a ovládání pohromadě,
needs to be bio-inspired.
the size of a Tic Tac.
or muscles to move this around,
energetic material,
on the belly of this robot,
when it senses an increase in light.
nárůst světla.
centimeters in the air.
by seven millimeters in size.
at the beginning
jumping up through the air.
no wires connecting to this.
žádné provázky, žádné dráty.
and it jumped in response
a reaguje skokem
a desk lamp next to it.
all the cool things that we could do
and jump and roll at this size scale.
a skákajícími roboty této velikosti.
a natural disaster like an earthquake.
typu zemětřesení.
running through that rubble
running around a bridge
and make sure it's safe
Minneapolis in 2007.
swim through your blood.
to cut you open in the first place.
operovat bez řezných ran.
the way we build things
radikálně změnit výstavbu
work the same way that termites do,
eight-meter-high mounds,
apartment buildings for other termites
some of the possibilities
but there's still a long way to go,
před námi je ještě dlouhá cesta
can contribute to that destination.
přispět k jejímu dokončení.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Bergbreiter - MicroroboticistSarah Bergbreiter packs advanced technologies into tiny robots that can overcome obstacles 80 times their height.
Why you should listen
Sarah Bergbreiter runs the Maryland Microrobotics Laboratory at the University of Maryland, where she develops innovative technologies that could advance medicine, consumer electronics and other sciences. She joined the university in 2008 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Having received her B.S.E degree in electrical engineering from Princeton, she worked on her M.S. and Ph.D. at Berkeley, which is where she focused on microrobotics. She has received multiple awards for her work, including the DARPA Young Faculty Award in 2008 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists in 2013.
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