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SmoothBrainSavant t1_izexvg7 wrote
This is very interesting but I can’t stop thinking that Wakanda won’t be pleased with synthetic vibranium.
DaveinOakland t1_izf64jh wrote
So...they found a way for the Matrix Robots to not need us even after we block out the sun...
FuturologyBot t1_izfdl3g wrote
The following submission statement was provided by /u/lughnasadh:
Submission Statement
Ultrasound energy transfer is already the basis of one of ultrasound's most well-known applications, ultrasound medical scanning.
We often tend to think of robots as large and humanoid, if their design wasn't burdened by the need for a power source, it's not hard to imagine useful robots on the same scale as insects, and perhaps just weighing a few grams.
Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/zg3xf5/us_researchers_have_created_metamaterials_that/izevwpe/
ShortForNothing t1_izg33kx wrote
If the first one isn't called the MK1 UltraSound then I'm going to be slightly disappointed.
FrostyYouCunt t1_izgmhwz wrote
So that Bankman-Fried guy is working on robots now?
Ok_Kale_2509 t1_izgy8xd wrote
Well that was a dumb premise anyways. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love those movies but no one can come out if freshman bio thinking we make sense as an energy source
glitchflaw t1_izh3jfp wrote
“Onboard” is the key word here
CruxCapacitors t1_izh4fc7 wrote
Ermmm, huh? What do you think the ultrasound runs on?
Strabe t1_izhdrfa wrote
The original premise was to use human brains as biological computers, but studio execs thought audiences wouldn't get it.
Edit: http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/19817/ddg#19819
Questionsaboutsanity t1_izji18b wrote
so you just have to scream really loud/high to operate it?
checkssouth t1_izjol5p wrote
mothership and hive of wiggly blades?
nmarshall23 t1_izs2el4 wrote
Not much.
You couldn't use them like a robot vacuum. They need to be in range of the ultrasound speaker. And the energy transfer rate is going to be ready bad.
If something went really wrong you could always use noise canceling techniques to nullify the ultrasound.
lughnasadh OP t1_izevwpe wrote
Submission Statement
Ultrasound energy transfer is already the basis of one of ultrasound's most well-known applications, ultrasound medical scanning.
We often tend to think of robots as large and humanoid, if their design wasn't burdened by the need for a power source, it's not hard to imagine useful robots on the same scale as insects, and perhaps just weighing a few grams.