Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology invented a slotxo robot inspired by the behavior and properties of a sloth, a slow-moving mammal, designed a robot called the slothbot to experiment with to study the nature of the sloth. It takes a long time
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Scientist of the Georgia Institute of Technology Studied and used the properties of a sloth, who lived a slow life on a tree in Costa Rica, designed a robot called a slothbot. Hanging from the branches of such a South American continent, which relies on slowness in life, is an advantage for preserving energy and camouflage from hostile animals.
Scientists have adopted the concept of the life and slow work of a sloth to design a robot called a slothbot to be tested at the Botanic Gardens of Atlanta, Georgia.
The puppet was hung and moved slowly. On the wire rope between two trees to help detect various environmental information Since temperature, climate, gas levels, carbon dioxide, and humidity, etc., together with solar panels to help generate energy.
Professor Magnus Egerstat, who came up with the idea of studying sloths in Costa Rica, said the slow-life observations applied to the slothbot were especially useful for study and data collection. From nature Because often things That happens and changes take longer than human eyes or time to catch, and this kind of slothbot is advantageous because it can be left as part of nature to collect information whether it is a change of Temperature, humidity, disease in plants Pests or even the mechanism of reproduction of some plants and animals. In addition, the slowdown of the robot means that it is less energy consuming and can be operated continuously for many years.
As for Emmily. Coffee, director of research and conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, said the slothbot is an exciting example of combining natural learning with robotic technology for the benefit of conservation and conservation. Preliminary experiments at the botanic garden have worked well, the researchers plan to use a South American slothbot to study the mating mechanism of some rare orchids, and to further study the lives of endangered frogs.
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