American researchers have found Robot production A bird that looks like an insect and its size is like a fly, and it can make a real breakthrough in the field of “robots” and artificial intelligence, and it would perform superhuman tasks in the field of search and rescue, exploration and reconnaissance.
According to a report published by the British newspaper “Daily Mail” and seen by “Al Arabiya.net”, researchers at the American “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” are currently working on the production and development of this “robot”, or “automated insect”, in conjunction with forest fires, amid expectations that This new innovation is transforming the fight once morest it.
These tiny robotic fireflies, which weigh barely more than a paper clip and glow in flight, can be used to aid in search and rescue missions, the researchers say.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have previously developed insect-sized robots with tiny artificial muscles that allow them to roam with insect-like agility by rapidly flapping their wings. But engineers have now found a way to embed tiny particles into these artificial muscles, which means they emit colorful light in flight.
Robots can use this light to communicate with each other and can even be used to signal and assist in emergencies, according to the researchers.
For example, scientists say, if a robot is sent on a search and rescue mission to a collapsed building, a robot that finds survivors can use lights to signal to others and call for help.
At the end of last year, MIT researchers demonstrated a new way to make artificial muscles for robot insects by stacking alternating layers of elastomer and a carbon nanotube electrode, then rolling the stack into a foam cylinder.
When a force is applied to the cylinder, the electrodes press once morest the elastomer, and the mechanical stress excites the robot’s wings.
To make the wings light up, the researchers have now incorporated electroluminescent zinc sulfate particles into the artificial muscles of the robots.
When these zinc particles are in the presence of a very strong, high-frequency electric field, they emit subatomic particles of light known as photons.
The researchers discovered that they might use a high voltage to create a strong electric field in the artificial muscles, then drive the robot at a high frequency, causing the particles to glow brightly.
“Traditionally, electroluminescent materials were very expensive, but now we’re getting this electrofluorescence for free because we only use the electric field at the frequency we need to fly,” said Kevin Chen, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the study’s lead author.
The researchers found that modifying the chemical structure of zinc molecules changes the color of the emitted light, which enables them to make green, orange and blue molecules, and they found a way to make artificial muscles emit multi-colored and flowery light.
The researchers developed a computer program that can track the position of robots from the latest infrared motion capture systems, and Chen said, “We are very proud of how well the tracking results compare to state-of-the-art technology.”
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