‘Green’ Robots
In the literal sense of the term, a green robot is being developed by a team of scientists led by Andy Adamatzky and they are calling it Plasmobot. The plasmodium algae, a slimy mould found in damp places in UK is its basis.
Plasmodium branches its protoplasm in search of nutrients and finds the shortest distance to get it. It is stimulated by sunlight or other chemical stimuli. By feeding it oat flakes it oscillates and grows in a specified direction carrying objects with it. Similarly, plasmobot will span the shortest distance between objects and carry signals in specified directions. The robots will have parallel inputs and outputs, a network of sensors and the number crunching power of super computers. It will be a fully controllable and programmable amorphous intelligent robot. Seems typical sci-fi stuff doesn’t it!
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Oat flakes?! That’s a cal-conscious robot if ever there was one. But seriously, this is great news. Need to get as green as we can.