CLAYTRONICS

A Presentation by: DEBAHUTI PATI ,

0701106010,
7th SEM, I&E
CET,BBSR

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 CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Moore’s Law
 Objectives of the research
 Catoms
 Components of catom: Hardware
 Software
 Types of catoms
 Working
 Motion study
 Current catoms
 Pario
 Applications
 References

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 What is
CLAYTRONICS??
 An ongoing project by CARNEGIE MELLON
University and INTEL.
 A form of Programmable matter.
 Also known as “Dynamic Physical
Rendering”.
 A combination of modular robotics,
nanotechnology and computer science.
 Consists of nanoscale robots called catoms.

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 Described as “An ensemble of material that
contains sufficient local computation,
actuation, storage, energy, sensing and
communication which can be programmed
to form interesting dynamic shapes and
configuration”.
 Based on the MOORE’S LAW.

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 MOORE’S LAW
A long term trend in the history of computing hardware,
MOORE’S LAW states that the number of transistors placed on an IC
will double (approx) in every 18 months.

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 OBJECTIVE OF THE
RESEARCH
 Creating Claytronics atoms (Catoms)
 Programming the ensemble of catoms to form
dynamic high-fidelity macro scale objects.

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 CATOMS

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 Catoms are sub-millimeter computers that can
move, communicate, change colors and
electrostatically or electromagnetically connect
to other catoms to morph into any objects when
instructed by software.

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Scaling and Designing Principles of
CATOMS
 Goals :-  Sub goals :-

Up (in number) Self containment

No static power
Down (in size)
Local control
No moving parts
Less complex algo
Simple, robust
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 COMPONENTS OF CATOM:
HARDWARES
 CPU
 A display
 Photosensors and
pressure sensors
 On board battery
 Communication network
 Programmable adhesives
 Electromagnetic
actuators/latches

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 SOFTWARES
 Meld, a declarative language.
 Locally distributed predicates (LDP), a reactive
programming language.
 Distributed Watchpoints, an algorithm for error
check and fixing them.
 Shape sculpting (decides the structure of
ensemble) and localization algorithms
(localizes catoms position)

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 TYPES OF CATOMS
PLANAR

ELECTROSTATIC
MM SCALE
LATCHES

CATOMS

CUBES GIANT CUBES

STOCHASTIC

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 FUNCTIONING OF CATOMS
 The required data is communicated to each
catom.
 The specifications are compiled into local action.
 The catoms communicate with each other in an
ensemble and compute state information, possibly
with assistance from each other.
 Catoms move in three dimensions relative to each
other using on board power and adhere to each
other to form a three dimensional shape.

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 A Demonstration:-

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 2D MOTION OF CATOMS

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 3D MOTION
MOTION OF
OFCATOMS
CATOMS

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DIFFERENT CATOMS DESIGN

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 CURRENT CATOMS
 2D Movement
 Basically Planar
 44 mm diameter cylindrical
rings with 24 magnets
 Electromagnets as
Connectors for Movement
 Recoupling Time is 100ms
 Conductive stripes for
power

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 Creating of a new media-PARIO

PARIO

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 Future Applications

 3D Fax Machine,3D TV
 Telepresence Based Communication
 Telemedicine
 Kinesthetic CAD Tools
 Shape Shifting Antennas
 Pario Games

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 An Example of the application of
Claytronics in the
field of Medicine
Captured Reproduced

1.Capture 3D object
2.Encode 3D model
3.Transmit data

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 Where we will be in 50 years???

But there are many challenges associated with Claytronics like

distributive programming, controlling of ensemble, robust
latching mechanism, power distribution and dissipation…..

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 REFERENCES
 Carnegie Mellon University official site retrieved on August 5, 2010
from http:www.cs.cmu.edu
 Dr S.S.Verma. Claytronics-enabling teleportation, EFY Magazine,
March 2010 issue.
 Other information from www.google.com
 Images from www.googleimages .com

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 THANK YOU
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plz keep it to urself

my earnest request

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 3D FAXING

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Modular robotics
 Modular self-reconfiguring robotic systems or self-
reconfigurable modular robots are autonomous with
variable morphology. Beyond conventional actuation, sensing
and control typically found in , are also able to deliberately
change their own shape by rearranging the connectivity of
their parts, in order to adapt to new circumstances, perform
new tasks, or recover from damage.
 For example, a robot made of such components could
assume a worm-like shape to move through a narrow pipe,
reassemble into something with spider-like legs to cross
uneven terrain, then form a third arbitrary object (like a ball or
wheel that can spin itself) to move quickly over a fairly flat
terrain; it can also be used for making "fixed" objects, such as
walls, shelters, or buildings

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 Molecubes (2005)

) uni- rover

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 declarative programming is a
programming paradigm that expresses the
logic of a computation without describing its
control flow.

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 Reactive programming is a programming
paradigm oriented around data flows and
the propagation of change. This means that
it should be possible to express static or
dynamic data flows with ease in the
programming languages used, and that the
underlying execution model will
automatically propagate changes through
the data flow

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 Nanotechnology, shortened to "nanotech", Nanotechnology is
very diverse, ranging from extensions of conventional device
physics to completely new approaches based upon molecular self-
assembly, from developing new materials with dimensions on the
nanoscale to investigating whether we can directly control matter
on the atomic scale.

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  The Caeliar are an alien race in the Star Trek novel
trilogy "Star Trek: Destiny" whose bodies are made up
of catoms (or claytronic atoms
 In 2002…claytronics. In 1991 prog matter

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