Programmable Surfaces

Abstract

The programmable surfaces project has investigated programming momentum transfer across surfaces for novel forms of robotic mobility. It studied cells for controlling shear and normal flows, structural systems for reversible construction, deformable actuated ultralight materials, and automated assemblers. The results offer new ways to build robots, and new ways for robots to build.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2014
Accession Number
AD1009626

Entities

People

  • Neil Gershenfeld

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Geometry
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Numbers
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy