is it true microrobots have exsitisted since the early 1990's?
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i think that research containing this matter had started since the 1990s, but nanobots arent created until the very recently
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I think there are open source programmes for robots, in fact Beagle that went to mars last year was powered by Linux although it was a failed mission I don't think anything indicated the software was to blame\nhttp://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=robots+open+source+software&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8\nCheck this search out, good luck, open source attracts hard workers.
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When the term "nanotechnology" was independently coined and popularized by Eric Drexler, who at the time was unaware of Taniguchi's usage, it referred to a future manufacturing technology based on molecular machine systems. The premise was that molecular-scale biological analogies of traditional machine components demonstrated that molecular machines were possible, and that a manufacturing technology based on the mechanical functionality of these components (such as gears, bearings, motors, and structural members) would enable programmable, positional assembly to atomic specification (see the original reference PNAS-1981). The physics and engineering performance of exemplar designs were analyzed in the textbook NanosystemsThe National Science Foundation (a major source of funding for nanotechnology in the United States) funded researcher David Berube to study the field of nanotechnology. His findings are published in the monograph “Nano-Hype: The Truth Behind the Nanotechnology Buzz.” This published study (with a foreword by Mihail Roco, head of the NNI) concludes that much of what is sold as “nanotechnology” is in fact a recasting of straightforward materials science, which is leading to a “nanotech industry built solely on selling nanotubes, nanowires, and the like” which will “end up with a few suppliers selling low margin products in huge volumes."
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Electrobotics\n\nThe Electrobotics Company was on the verge of a major world-changing discovery when its research developer/scientist, Brian Childs, figured out a way to connect human DNA to its prototype robot, DEX-4. A robot with the ability to think and rationalize could have mind-staggering effects, on the world not to mention mind staggering profits for the company.
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I do not know all of them, but there were at least a half dozen Mariner, Viking, and Soviet probes that were sent to Mars in the 70's.  There have been three landings.  The Sojourner rover landed in 1997; and the Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed in 2004 and are still going strong.
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Small clowns-jk\nA few areas will benefit\nPhysics will see some information on how physics works at such a small scale\n\nMedicine(in the future)- These nano cars could be the model that future nano-bots can be based off of to repair cells at a atomic level, or alter other things in the body like protein production.  kind of like a built in gene therapy. Or deliver drugs when needed\n\nelectronics- I am going out on a limb here but I could say self repairing computers
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You want the latest technologies in SM? And SM tips?\n\nWell, we have the whip (2nd century BC), the stake (middle-ages), hand-cuffs (19th century) and of course electricity (beginning of 20th century).\n\nI am making fun of you, but really... if you want good answers, take the time to write understandable questions.
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The statements are true, and nanotech is currently being used in over 700 commercially available products. One of the primary concerns is that the technology is currently being used without consumer awareness. \nAlternately, the use of some, such as carbon nanotubes for water filtration, needs more research to ensure
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of course.\n\nThey've been doing that at least since the early 90s.
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In a Positive way.\n\nThe automotive industry is one of the largest users of Robotics.\n\nAlthough, Robotics has eliminated many manual tasks performed by people...there has been an increase in quality and an ultimate cost reduction.\n\nAdditionally, The repetitive and dangerous tasks have been replaced by robotics. \n\nRobotics Engineering has emerged as a science and engineering discipline.\n\nThe use of Robotics in industry created the need for Engineers, Technicians, operators and Maintenance people.\n\nSee the attached URL for additional information:\n\nhttp://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/6/19/20340/6404\n\nRegards.
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This question is extremely open. There have been developments in marine machinery ever since the first man went away from shore on the trunk of a fallen tree.\n\nPlease provide more information.
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However fast you think it is, once we reach that speed you can be sure that there will be a way to make it faster still!\n\nIn 1965 Gordon E. Moore (a co-founder of Intel) stated:\n\n"The complexity for minimum component costs has increased at a rate of roughly a factor of two per year ... Certainly over the short term this rate can be expected to continue, if not to increase. Over the longer term, the rate of increase is a bit more uncertain, although there is no reason to believe it will not remain nearly constant for at least 10 years. That means by 1975, the number of components per integrated circuit for minimum cost will be 65,000. I believe that such a large circuit can be built on a single wafer."\n\nThis has become known as "Moores Law", which roughly states that there should be a doubling in the complexity of a chips structure every 2 years.\n\nBy and large, this has held true from 1965 to today, and with IBMs announcement that they can now use deep-ultraviolet optical lithography to print circuitry at just 29.9 nm wide it is safe to say that this law will be upheld for the next few years at least.
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Not anymore. It would have been several years ago, but once something becomes present technology, by definition, it is no longer futuristic.
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http://www.abu.org.my/public/compiled/p488.htm\nhttp://www.robofest.org.my/robofestintro.html
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Maybe we should all do a little research before blindly answering questions.\n\nActually, the answer to your question is yes.  \n\nIt was first conceived in the 1990's at MIT, but the idea never resulted in a product because of superior emerging wireless technologies like bluetooth.\n\nNTT is now trying to make some products with it.  Their technology, called RedTacton Human Area Network, sends a 5V pulse along the surface of the body and purports to transfer data at 10Mbps.  See below sources for more information.\n\nMany people are skeptical as to whether it can compete with wireless technologies.
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The answer is Yes. And they did it. Ok it was a laser ( I think) \n\n  There was an article on a proton accelerator or something of that nature, not sure what the experiment was but the laser hit before button was pushed. Mind you it was a nano second difference but the laser hit before button was pushed.\n\n It was on yahoo news about 2 years ago. In Tech & science area.
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SomeKindofRobot is right.