マイクロロボットの小型化のための設計指針とその適用

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Labor reducing robots need to be powerful, while to be able to work in small spaces, a miclo-robot must be small. As both requirments are fundamentally different, research for micro-robots requires an approach different from that for large robots. This research has focused on elemental technology for analog electronic watches : compactness, thinness and low power consumption. As a result of this analysis, thin structures were taken as the starting point. By making each functioning unit a board-like structure and arranging the units side by side, small robot(approximately 1 cm^3) was made. Because each unit is independent, individual optimization is possible. Modules can thus be assembled variously for different functions. Component parts are basically thin boards that are easily assembled by stacking in one direction to achieve a thin structure. Furthermore, because modules are simply aligned with the inner sides of the body and inserted with the required wadding, there is no need for all units to have high accuracy dimensions. Although the robots have no functions for performing specific tasks, they have proved effective in soothing nerves.
公益社団法人精密工学会の論文
2000-07-05