AQUATIC ROBOT

AQUATIC ROBOT

Abstract

This paper aims to provide a relevant approach in the field of robotics (how robots are built) and give a new dimension to man’s ability and nature’s challenge to create a design that could walk on water. In general terms the picture of robot gives a common man an idea of a big, heavy machine built of heavily cast metal and wires around that make it run. But due to advancement in fields like nanotechnology, chip designing, polymers and plastic etc, building a robot that could float and as well as walk on water seems like a dream that will soon come true. The concept and idea behind this dream, i.e. Aquatic Robot is that of water insects such as water skaters.
Water striders are almost float and walk on water, but being creatures they provide a window into the fascinating and complex world of an aquatic life. Aquatic insects are invertebrates. Unlike fish, people and birds, invertebrates lack a backbone. Some insects not only float and walk on water but also are even capable of jumping of several centimeters on the water surface. These insects are able to hold themselves on water because they are not heavy enough to break the surface tension of the water.

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