Tiny tubes filled with colored dyes let these soft robots blend in with their environments.
Credit: S. Morin, Harvard University
7 comments:
Eva
said...
It's so cool that now, instead of using camouflage paints and mud and dirt, we can use something much better- an invisibility cloak! I do understand the difficulties in getting the cloak to work, though. It is definitely a problem if tubes need to be connected to it full time, especially if the army or military wants to use it for camouflage or other purposes. It is also a problem that, based on the sample pictures shown on the article page, the robot (or cloak on the robot) is not the most efficient in making exact patterns. I understand that new dyes and colors can be put into the tubes, but patterns might be a problem if something has to be exact and camouflage well enough to not be seen by the human eye. What if scientists can't find the right colors or something goes wrong? A weapon crucial to the army could be uncovered if a cloak that they are using malfunctions. This invention probably isn't going to be released to the military or anyone else for a very long time, or at least until scientists fix the problems that goes with it. But, it is really amazing that people thought of the idea to use dye as a substitute for pigment granules which are what make octopi and chameleons able to camouflage and hide from predators. Overall, this is super cool and going to be very helpful once some adjustments are made. :-)
I agree with Eva, it is useless until the bot can change colors automatically, and move on its on. I also think that it is too difficult to make exact colors, but patterns are a rarity on the battlefield.
I agree with Josh there aren't supposed be perfect patterns on the battlefield. I really was interested in this article because instead of using all these complicated camouflage clothes and things we can use a robot.
I agree with Josh there aren't supposed be perfect patterns on the battlefield. I really was interested in this article because instead of using all these complicated camouflage clothes and things we can use a robot.
I think that this is pretty cool. I agree with Eva; invisibility cloaks are really cool! I think it's interesting how they fuel the robot. Could they fuel it with anything else, or only by pumping air into it? Maybe it could be fueled with something under the sea, because that's where it's going to go. They should think of an easier way to fuel the little guy! I also think it's interesting how it changes colors. I wonder if there are a variety of colors it can change into, or not. This was very interesting, and I enjoyed it!
I think that the robot is cool, but not an incredibly high-tech state-of-the-art invention. The robot could be a model or a prototype for other better inventions. This robot is definitely not ready to be put out into use, but it's a good start and a good idea.
I agree with what Aiden said. This is not too high-tech. It is not "so amazing". I think this is not even a building block. Just a mere idea for more amazing ideas that are still to come. And, looking at the picture, this does not seem like it was the best camouflage device. It was very, very easy to tell that the x-robot was there. The whole system is just too flawed, and honestly, not high-tech enough. We have more technology than this. But, if it is going to be used for important things like serving the military, these scientists have a lot of work do to. Overall, this was an interesting article, but not the best idea.
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It's so cool that now, instead of using camouflage paints and mud and dirt, we can use something much better- an invisibility cloak! I do understand the difficulties in getting the cloak to work, though. It is definitely a problem if tubes need to be connected to it full time, especially if the army or military wants to use it for camouflage or other purposes. It is also a problem that, based on the sample pictures shown on the article page, the robot (or cloak on the robot) is not the most efficient in making exact patterns. I understand that new dyes and colors can be put into the tubes, but patterns might be a problem if something has to be exact and camouflage well enough to not be seen by the human eye. What if scientists can't find the right colors or something goes wrong? A weapon crucial to the army could be uncovered if a cloak that they are using malfunctions.
This invention probably isn't going to be released to the military or anyone else for a very long time, or at least until scientists fix the problems that goes with it. But, it is really amazing that people thought of the idea to use dye as a substitute for pigment granules which are what make octopi and chameleons able to camouflage and hide from predators. Overall, this is super cool and going to be very helpful once some adjustments are made. :-)
I agree with Eva, it is useless until the bot can change colors automatically, and move on its on. I also think that it is too difficult to make exact colors, but patterns are a rarity on the battlefield.
I agree with Josh there aren't supposed be perfect patterns on the battlefield. I really was interested in this article because instead of using all these complicated camouflage clothes and things we can use a robot.
I agree with Josh there aren't supposed be perfect patterns on the battlefield. I really was interested in this article because instead of using all these complicated camouflage clothes and things we can use a robot.
I think that this is pretty cool. I agree with Eva; invisibility cloaks are really cool! I think it's interesting how they fuel the robot. Could they fuel it with anything else, or only by pumping air into it? Maybe it could be fueled with something under the sea, because that's where it's going to go. They should think of an easier way to fuel the little guy! I also think it's interesting how it changes colors. I wonder if there are a variety of colors it can change into, or not.
This was very interesting, and I enjoyed it!
I think that the robot is cool, but not an incredibly high-tech state-of-the-art invention. The robot could be a model or a prototype for other better inventions. This robot is definitely not ready to be put out into use, but it's a good start and a good idea.
I agree with what Aiden said. This is not too high-tech. It is not "so amazing". I think this is not even a building block. Just a mere idea for more amazing ideas that are still to come. And, looking at the picture, this does not seem like it was the best camouflage device. It was very, very easy to tell that the x-robot was there. The whole system is just too flawed, and honestly, not high-tech enough. We have more technology than this. But, if it is going to be used for important things like serving the military, these scientists have a lot of work do to. Overall, this was an interesting article, but not the best idea.
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