Konstrukce malých levných robotů

Nitinol, Flexinol, Robot, Motor

There are many different types of robots. The classic robots depicted in science fiction books, movies and television shows are typically walking, talking, humanoid devices. The most useful is industrial arm robot used in manufacturing. Another type of robot used in industry is the autonomous wheeled vehicle. Although interest in walking robots is increasing, their use in industry is limited. Walking robots have advantages over wheeled robots when traversing rocky or steep terrain. Propulsion for most walking robots is either pneumatic or motorized. It is very complicated and expensive solution. There is a new material, nitinol, that emulates the operation of muscle. Nitinol has the properties of contracting when heated and returning to its original size when cooled. This new material has spawned a plethora of new, small walking robots that could not have been built with motors.

There are many different types of robots. The classic robots depicted in science fiction books, movies and television shows are typically walking, talking, humanoid devices. The most useful is industrial arm robot used in manufacturing. Another type of robot used in industry is the autonomous wheeled vehicle. Although interest in walking robots is increasing, their use in industry is limited. Walking robots have advantages over wheeled robots when traversing rocky or steep terrain. Propulsion for most walking robots is either pneumatic or motorized. It is very complicated and expensive solution. There is a new material, nitinol, that emulates the operation of muscle. Nitinol has the properties of contracting when heated and returning to its original size when cooled. This new material has spawned a plethora of new, small walking robots that could not have been built with motors.