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1. Soumava Das
CSE-A,1001289349
6th Semester(2013)
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3. In the last few decades, robot research
and development has peeled off in a
number of different directions.
The goal, however, is the same :
“Robots are autonomous artificial life
forms that can perform useful work”.
BUT, the paths to getting to this point are
diverse.

5. Fractal robot is a new kind of robot made
from motorised cubic bricks that move
under computer control.

6. Robotic cubes are
assembled from faceplates
bolted to a cubic frame.
The cubes are hollow and
all the electronic and
mechanical movement
mechanism are assembled
in it.
Each face plates have
electrical contact pads

7. Electrical contact pads
allow power and data
signals to be routed from
one robotic cube to other.
45° push pull petals on the
surface allows one cube to
lock with its neighbour.
These petals are also used
to move the neighbour
cube according to the
program.

8. Cubes have inductive
coupling to transmit power
& data signals.
Completely assembled basic cube is called
as proteo or fractum.
No connecters are used on
the surface of the robotic
cube.

9. Petals are pushed in
and outwith the
aid of a motor.
Petals have serrated
edges and they engage
into the neighbouring
robotic cube through
45°slot.
Serrated edges of petals
are engaged by a gear
wheel for locking
mechanism.

11. FRACTAL OS :
Converts fractally written codes into machine
commands for movement.
Internal design of the Fractal OS includes ROM,RAM
and Counters.
FRACTAL BUS :
Fractal bus permits hardware and software to
merge seamlessly into one unified data structure.
The Fractal OS feeds data into the Fractal BUS.
Cubes communicate through simple no: scheme.

12. MOVEMENT ALGORITHMS :
Pick and Place
N-Streamers
L-Streamers

15. Bridge Building
Defence Technology

16. Space Explorations
Earthquake Applications

17. It may take 4-5 years for this technology
to be introduced.
Using fractal robots will help in saving
economy, time etc.
It can be used for sensitive tasks.
Raw materials are cheap.
These all features promises to
revolutionize technology in away that has
never been witnessed before.

19. „Robots Can Exceed Conventional Robot
Flexibility‟, published in IEEE Robotics
& Automation Magazine March 2007.
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