Since the water strider robot cost just $10 in materials (though models with sensors & brains would cost more), this little beast would be a perfect candidate for a swarming robot. Cheap, distributed sensing across bodies of water could map effluent plumes from factories, temperature gradients, oxygen or other nutrient levels, toxic spills, any number of things.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Biomimetic Amphibious Robots
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