Claytronics

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf modular robotics
programmable matter
gptkbp:application telepresence
programmable matter
haptic interfaces
reconfigurable robots
shape-shifting displays
gptkbp:component catom
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Carnegie_Mellon_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:nanotechnology
computer science
robotics
gptkbp:goal create dynamic, 3D physical objects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Claytronics
gptkbp:proposedBy early 2000s
gptkbp:relatedTo swarm robotics
modular self-reconfiguring robotic systems
programmable matter research
gptkbp:status experimental
gptkbp:uses distributed algorithms
electrostatic forces
large numbers of micro-scale robots
local communication between catoms
magnetic forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seth_Copen_Goldstein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6