This is extremely thoughtful and thank you for making such a clear, graphically-exceptional aid to teach people how complex systems work fundamentally!!!
If you type in "Futuristic 'Chembots' Could Squeeze Through Small Spaces" , a video should come up in your search results under that exact name featuring a reporter interviewing a scientist outlining in further detail on how the technology could be implemented on the battlefield. I agree with your earlier comment to TheMickeybomb though.
water plus cornstarch does the same exact think. If you poke it it is liquid, if you hit or apply some other form of physical schock it turns solid for a while...
This will replace the cam-wedge in climbing protection if you can develop a way to guarantee security and the prevention of ripping out protection that would be embedded into it. Good job. Wohoo. etc.
wow. this is impressive. when civilians get a hold of this technology it'll be used in lots of things such as, self inflatable sports equipment, the construction of artificial limbs, amazing prosthetics, new and "flexible" sex toys, or augments to our own bodies.
What an amazing concept to realize. The evolution of this design will likely take on forms and uses not yet conceived. Although there have been a few thoughtful comments posted most people can't think beyond the obvious initial reaction to seeing this weird device. I'm interested in seeing what this MORPHS into in the future. It's better than most stuff on TV these days!
The explanation at the start is interesting and informative. The video of the "blob" rolling is... horrific! Well worth checking out, if only for the fear factor.
Hmm, so many people without imagination. It's a FIRST prototype of a new tech. As the original article states, this is where it was at a year ago. Be good to see more recent models and how far they've gone with it. Good use of animation for explanation in the video too.
GUYS IT'S JUST A GODDAMN ROBOT MOVING It's controlled by some movement code written by some guys. Seriously, shut up about "THE ROBOT APOCALYPSE". There's more code complexity in some fucking games people play.
***** I'm not saying your wrong but I work as a mechanic and some time a tiny switch is enough to mess up how something works a computer is basically a bunch of really small switches I know it's a little more than just switches but if any of those switch get stuck due to mechanical fault it can change don't hurt humans to do hurt humans we can program as many safeties as we want if the physical hardward is messed up the programing ain't worth squat the chances of a robot revolution are extremely small but still their
Thank you! Every time I have a discussion about A.I, Robotics and Computers; I get things like Skynet, HAL 9000, Terminator, I Robot and Robot Apocalypse crap. It's never going to happen. People always fear what they don't understand and this is one of them.
Well this is a trivial thing to argue about but in fact, Frued was also a huge proponent of cocaine. He used it himself and claimed that it helped certain patients with specific bouts of psychosis. It was not until a patient developed a cocaine induced psychosis and later died that he dismissed coke as a medication. "I take very small doses of it regularly and against depression and against indigestion, and with the most brilliant success," wrote Freud.
I'm assuming that this robot is primarily for disasters or construction. It can fit through small cracks to get to someone trapped under rubble and provide a live feed of their situation and perhaps limited medical assistance. I'm looking forward to what this robot might be able to do in the future so I'm keeping an eye on this one.
this technology could very well be applied to artificial muscles.if you built a skeleton and designed the shape of this robot around the skeleton you could enable movement through the compression and contraction of this robot. and since you said it does this by sucking air in and blowing air out in your little drawing then there could be a design for a pump to do this that would act as the "heart" of the robot
Ummm, didn't you notice how the wires shook? If this is a stop-motion video, then it would be even more impressive because they managed to get such natural movement.
iRobot is the name of a company is funding and (possibly) helping research this technology. The company, iRobot, has existed since 1990, before the iMac was even conceived (which is where the iName phenomenon become popular). iRobot happened before "iCrap" as you put it. Why is it the loudest people are always the least researched?
it would be pretty unpredictable which way it would bend. Say like one section was filled with air, You dunno if it will go left, right, or even make a difference. As a sphere, it collapses on itself, making it a little bit easier to control
after each sudden movement you can see vibrations in the wires. it's highly unlikey that they would take so many shots that this would show up in a stop motion animation.
I'm thinking a one size fit all gloves or something that can also be utilized as a surveillance robot in field. Which also gets controlled by an iPhone. That would be crazy stuff.
it's alive! ) When I first heard of chembots, I kinda imagined it like this... still a bit freaky, one of these things crawling out of you kitchen sink wouldn't be pleasant.
very interesting concept man. looks and to me would be a good idea for something for the future =) keep at it. would be very interesting to see the final masterpiece.
If you put it that way.. Then please define what is a "robotic part" for you. Propulsion showed on this video is simply a different way to convert energy into movement. Just as I said before, it doesn't need to be something we all know already, such as wheels or legs. According to wikipedia, a robot is an "electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own". I think this definition speaks for itself.
When I saw your video I immediately thought of those vacuum-packed peanuts you sometimes get in hotel mini-bars. The packs are perfectly solid until you let the air in, and then the peanuts flow exactly the same way as you show in te video. Is that where you got your idea? Now you just need to fit your iRobot into the pack, and save me walking over to the mini-bar.
It just controls where the pressure is minimized in the outer wall so that it can expand in that specific area, making it move... Don't get why they have to go all technical, "jamming" doesn't exactly describe it, more like pressurized gates.
i know about just as much as you about it but something like that could change life as you know it its like a balloon that grows on a sertain side and shrinks on another at the same time as if you were squeezing it but that creats it to move. if you do this in the correct fation it makes it roll like a ball and can manuver throuought small and large spaces with ease (i am a 15 year old guy do not take what i just said seriously its my opoinion and theroy also i cant spell)
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this a few days ago. But I didn't want to drag it down because it looks like maybe some day something useful can be made of this. But I digress, when can we pick up Stretch Armstrong 2000 at the toy store?
I think that it would be easier to make a worm, maybe not a snake but definitely a worm for several reasons. One, worms are very simple, and their movement is very simple. How hard would it be to program a worm shaped robot of this same design to fire off its cells in a sequence? Not very hard, since that same basic sequencing is programed into most modern cars to fire the spark plugs.
@cirds1 it won't be used for those purposes, because the counterweapon is cheap, and easy to find. A needle is all it takes to disable these robots. :P
I wondered what happened to my left testicle.
Are you Lance Armstrong?
very nice !! excellent music at the end as well.. thanks guys for making this available to the public in a very simple and understandable manner.
This is extremely thoughtful and thank you for making such a clear, graphically-exceptional aid to teach people how complex systems work fundamentally!!!
Wow, I don't know much about computers but I can imagine the complexity of the program needed to move the doughball! Great vid.
This has potential for medical and disaster use. It could also be used to dislodge or move objects.
If you type in "Futuristic 'Chembots' Could Squeeze Through Small Spaces" , a video should come up in your search results under that exact name featuring a reporter interviewing a scientist outlining in further detail on how the technology could be implemented on the battlefield. I agree with your earlier comment to TheMickeybomb though.
lol when it started moving I was like "Go little guy, Go!"
I don't know whether to be amazed or terrified by this. Either way, it's pretty awesome.
water plus cornstarch does the same exact think. If you poke it it is liquid, if you hit or apply some other form of physical schock it turns solid for a while...
Amazing. I can just think of what this will bring someday.
It's ALIVE!!!
That's prettty amazing. Not gonna lie.
The way it expands and contracts, it almost looks like it's breathing.
i don't know which this is better, a time-lapse film or a scientific breakthrough.
Dude, I gotta make a robot for my engineering class. This is brilliant!
This video is two years old. Where are you at now?
This will replace the cam-wedge in climbing protection if you can develop a way to guarantee security and the prevention of ripping out protection that would be embedded into it. Good job. Wohoo. etc.
This is an interesting item. It could make a really cool toy for Christmas by next year.
Man
wow. this is impressive. when civilians get a hold of this technology it'll be used in lots of things such as, self inflatable sports equipment, the construction of artificial limbs, amazing prosthetics, new and "flexible" sex toys, or augments to our own bodies.
What an amazing concept to realize. The evolution of this design will likely take on forms and uses not yet conceived. Although there have been a few thoughtful comments posted most people can't think beyond the obvious initial reaction to seeing this weird device. I'm interested in seeing what this MORPHS into in the future. It's better than most stuff on TV these days!
its alive!!! love darpa, thank you for the internet
The explanation at the start is interesting and informative. The video of the "blob" rolling is... horrific! Well worth checking out, if only for the fear factor.
Hmm, so many people without imagination. It's a FIRST prototype of a new tech. As the original article states, this is where it was at a year ago. Be good to see more recent models and how far they've gone with it.
Good use of animation for explanation in the video too.
its made of a artificial material which allows puncturing,
if your pierce a thick piece of rubber it won't immediately lose air.
Cool stuff. I'd love to see how something like this worked on a larger scale... car size, for example.
GUYS IT'S JUST A GODDAMN ROBOT MOVING
It's controlled by some movement code written by some guys.
Seriously, shut up about "THE ROBOT APOCALYPSE". There's more code complexity in some fucking games people play.
***** I'm not saying your wrong but I work as a mechanic and some time a tiny switch is enough to mess up how something works a computer is basically a bunch of really small switches I know it's a little more than just switches but if any of those switch get stuck due to mechanical fault it can change don't hurt humans to do hurt humans we can program as many safeties as we want if the physical hardward is messed up the programing ain't worth squat the chances of a robot revolution are extremely small but still their
Thank you! Every time I have a discussion about A.I, Robotics and Computers; I get things like Skynet, HAL 9000, Terminator, I Robot and Robot Apocalypse crap. It's never going to happen. People always fear what they don't understand and this is one of them.
The jamming effect was used in the villains of the Stretch Armstrong line of toys in the 90s
If they ever make a remake of "The Blob" this will be the star :D
Oh, trippy techno. Where would the scientific world be without you...
Well this is a trivial thing to argue about but in fact, Frued was also a huge proponent of cocaine. He used it himself and claimed that it helped certain patients with specific bouts of psychosis. It was not until a patient developed a cocaine induced psychosis and later died that he dismissed coke as a medication. "I take very small doses of it regularly and against depression and against indigestion, and with the most brilliant success," wrote Freud.
"squeezing through tiny cracks" - Bums are going to be so happy !
For example, squeezing through a crevice to rescue or aid someone who is trapped or, as a type of space probe.
It's a wonder how ppl can sit down and think of these magnificent ideas, ya know?.....Incredible
Thanks for showing this robot!
But maybe you can make a video about how particle jamming works?
Wow! A robot that walks!!! The world will never be the same!
lol that's so creeppy indeed, and the hand drawn is amazing too
I agree with that. It's a really interesting application of particle jamming, but I don't see the practical use for that.
This is old & beyond archaic technology. The MIAC is 60+ years beyond anything we've been told by main stream.
...brings a whole new meaning to: "reinventing the wheel"
Pretty cool concept. imagine what it could do after years of research and tweaking
I'm assuming that this robot is primarily for disasters or construction. It can fit through small cracks to get to someone trapped under rubble and provide a live feed of their situation and perhaps limited medical assistance. I'm looking forward to what this robot might be able to do in the future so I'm keeping an eye on this one.
this technology could very well be applied to artificial muscles.if you built a skeleton and designed the shape of this robot around the skeleton you could enable movement through the compression and contraction of this robot. and since you said it does this by sucking air in and blowing air out in your little drawing then there could be a design for a pump to do this that would act as the "heart" of the robot
this is very futuristic! Hope we will see some very good robots with that technology :)
i want four of it as tires for my "all terain car" !!
Ummm, didn't you notice how the wires shook? If this is a stop-motion video, then it would be even more impressive because they managed to get such natural movement.
This concept could be used for a compact ship or boat "bumper".Someone could make millions if they can devise one that sturdy.
Good LORD that thing is terrifying, I'll never look at a d20 the same way again.
iRobot is the name of a company is funding and (possibly) helping research this technology. The company, iRobot, has existed since 1990, before the iMac was even conceived (which is where the iName phenomenon become popular).
iRobot happened before "iCrap" as you put it. Why is it the loudest people are always the least researched?
job well done youve just created a robot heart
This actually has potential. Would be great for rescueing someone from rubble or an avalanch.
Yes, military technology has advanced to a point where we have been able to replicate the flopping movements of a dying fish!
Look up the "Futuristic 'Chembots' Could Squeeze Through Small Spaces" video. It explains what the robot could be used for.
That thing looks weird... but... it's intriguing at the same time...
That is fantastic, Excellent use of hand drawn animation BTW..
it would be pretty unpredictable which way it would bend. Say like one section was filled with air, You dunno if it will go left, right, or even make a difference. As a sphere, it collapses on itself, making it a little bit easier to control
it looks like a D20! Very good for fixing rolls in D&D
after each sudden movement you can see vibrations in the wires. it's highly unlikey that they would take so many shots that this would show up in a stop motion animation.
i think it will be a cool new childrens toy in the future, if were still around in a few years.
This has a lot of possible properties that it could be used for sooner or later. But none of them are incredibly important.
This could easily become a heart transplant for many and save lives, but its use would be limitless.
I love the music. set it on mute and it looks ridiculous, but with the music...Badass
Wow!.. Man.. THIS is what I should do for my B.A handdown. Its pretty common to do robots, but these kinds of robots no one has ever done.
Do you want T-1000s? Because this is how you get T-1000s.
This would have many uses in the future if it becomes more diverse(idk if spelled right) and be able to make more complexe shapes and sizes
I'm thinking a one size fit all gloves or something that can also be utilized as a surveillance robot in field. Which also gets controlled by an iPhone. That would be crazy stuff.
it's alive! )
When I first heard of chembots, I kinda imagined it like this... still a bit freaky, one of these things crawling out of you kitchen sink wouldn't be pleasant.
What a Cronenberg.
very nice. it looks like it takes a few steps, takes a breath, and then two more steps.
xD
very interesting concept man. looks and to me would be a good idea for something for the future =) keep at it. would be very interesting to see the final masterpiece.
If you put it that way.. Then please define what is a "robotic part" for you. Propulsion showed on this video is simply a different way to convert energy into movement. Just as I said before, it doesn't need to be something we all know already, such as wheels or legs. According to wikipedia, a robot is an "electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own". I think this definition speaks for itself.
what a great concept - brilliant
It looks more biological than a traditional metallic or plastic robot. I can see the potential of this technology in making more life-like robots.
When I saw your video I immediately thought of those vacuum-packed peanuts you sometimes get in hotel mini-bars. The packs are perfectly solid until you let the air in, and then the peanuts flow exactly the same way as you show in te video. Is that where you got your idea? Now you just need to fit your iRobot into the pack, and save me walking over to the mini-bar.
It just controls where the pressure is minimized in the outer wall so that it can expand in that specific area, making it move...
Don't get why they have to go all technical, "jamming" doesn't exactly describe it, more like pressurized gates.
HOLY SHIT
First application that popped in my mind was that this could be used as muscles for humanoid robots. :o
Is this the same iRobot company that makes the Roomba robot vacuum?
i know about just as much as you about it but something like that could change life as you know it its like a balloon that grows on a sertain side and shrinks on another at the same time as if you were squeezing it but that creats it to move. if you do this in the correct fation it makes it roll like a ball and can manuver throuought small and large spaces with ease (i am a 15 year old guy do not take what i just said seriously its my opoinion and theroy also i cant spell)
huh. interesting concept that is sure to grow into something bigger, soon.
OMFG that is wayyy too cool. think of where this technology will be in ... 10, 20 years!!
Why did you make it in the shape of a ball? I think a snake or worm would be a better, simpler, more effective model to follow.
Technically I don't think rolling qualifies as "Taking Steps".
However, it is a nice technological step.
Wow thats pretty amazing, good job
Jesus the robot was impressive but did anyone see that pencil poke the animation fucking trippy
That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw this a few days ago. But I didn't want to drag it down because it looks like maybe some day something useful can be made of this. But I digress, when can we pick up Stretch Armstrong 2000 at the toy store?
this same effect can be achieved by simply filling a balloon with water and connecting the open end to a air controllable generator
This is both slightly gross and frekin amazing at the same time... AWSOME
I think that it would be easier to make a worm, maybe not a snake but definitely a worm for several reasons.
One, worms are very simple, and their movement is very simple. How hard would it be to program a worm shaped robot of this same design to fire off its cells in a sequence? Not very hard, since that same basic sequencing is programed into most modern cars to fire the spark plugs.
Very intelligent design!
man, there can be a lot of uses for that robot!
Look's like we'll be seeing the Terminator T-1000 in a short amount of time.
cool. the robot is a little eerie. that could b used to make some pretty cool Halloween decorations. How did some1 think of that? its ingenius.
@cirds1 it won't be used for those purposes, because the counterweapon is cheap, and easy to find. A needle is all it takes to disable these robots. :P
I like how they use the music to make it seem cooler than it really is.
Big whoop...
I for one welcome our soft morphing blob overlords.
It's cool enough without trying to drop a bad music video feel on top of it.
Apparently once it gets through the wall it simply explodes and lays on the floor. This is truly the future.
=O MGS4 fans heres what they used in the gekko machine legs, even in the end it shows DARPA which was mentioned many times during the game.
I guess but I give it around 10 years since our manufacturing processes are down to 40nm now.
On another note - remember Homer's "bowling ball with a liquid center"
The Future Is Going To Be Awesome!
Isn't that the technology behind the bad-guy toys in the old Stretch Armstrong line?