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Flying construction bots

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Sat, 2011-01-15 18:32
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Arenamontanus Arenamontanus's picture
Flying construction bots
Nice gnatbots: http://io9.com/5734564/watch-a-swarm-of-flying-robotic-drones-construct-...
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Mon, 2011-01-17 20:19
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Re: Flying construction bots
root@Flying construction bots [hr] Now we just need to get better algorithms so these can work with cheaper building materials. We are slowly inching our way closer to the blackbox, drop-and-forget factory. It will be an interesting day when someone can demonstrate one of those.
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Mon, 2011-01-24 10:36
Arenamontanus Arenamontanus's picture
Re: Flying construction bots
And here is a robo-fly that looks like it fits in nicely in EP: http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19068/?a=f See also the related articles for other insectbots or cyborg insects.
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