It would probably be hard to believe that the world’s largest living organisms and the largest man-made structures ever created belong to the subterranean realm. The first case is the fungal mycelium of Oregon (USA). 890 hectaresthe second is a city of termite mounds, 140,000 square miles in Brazil. This is another example of the great secrets that the subsoil and its fauna hold. A better understanding of what is happening there is very important for the development of agriculture and construction. New technological breakthroughs now promise to facilitate this research. It is a hole-digging robot with the image of a Pacific crab.
EMBUR: A robotic crab that studies subsoil
Mole or ghost crab – scientifically honorary analogy – are crustaceans that have chosen survival strategies against raptors. They live in sandy areas near the coast, and when the waves recede, Bury immediately after digging a hole with its legsFrom there they use antennas to breathe and eat phytoplankton.
Mole or ghost crab – scientifically honorary analogy – are crustaceans that have chosen survival strategies against raptors. They live in sandy areas near the coast, and when the waves recede, Bury immediately after digging a hole with its legsFrom there, they use their antennae to breathe and eat phytoplankton.
As a new example of biomimicry, a group of scientists at the University of Berkeley have developed EMBER ( EMerita BUrowing robot.)
A key feature of the new robotic device is its ability to burrow into the ground and enter vertically, similar to mole crabs. Devices of this type face two fundamental challenges. On the one hand, there is the fact that the greater the depth, the greater the resistance of the ground. On the other hand, during this process, sand and dust particles accumulate in the artificial joint. Scientists at the University of Berkeley have come up with two solutions.
First, we designed a robot with legs that provide anisotropic force responses, mimicking a mole crab. They apply much more force in one direction than in the other. Think of a swimmer who stretches his limbs and pushes.In this way, researchers Copied crab leg insertion, sweep and retraction We then modeled the applied force using the theory of drag force (RFT).
Second, they resorted to mole crab-inspired cuticles.This time it’s in that joint membrane. Soft material covering exposed joints Prevents foreign matter from entering.
The development team is currently working on replicating other features of moles, such as EMBUR’s ability to swim, burrow, and move in beach sand.
According to the developers of EMBUR, robotics has made great strides in air, underwater and terrestrial environments with machines such as drones and underwater robots. Meanwhile, subway exploration remained a pending challenge, with the exception of the autonomous machines used for mining.
This new robot, or its more advanced version, A generational system designed to analyze subsoil In areas such as agriculture, marine protection and even construction.
A robot dog that patrols the bowels of the earth
If you follow our website, you’ll have seen multiple articles on construction technology: from exoskeletons to wearables to carry heavy loads to wearables to prevent work-related accidents. Drones are another tool that is starting to be used in these environments. But one of the most impressive applications we’ve seen in recent times is his use of SPOT, Boston Dynamics’ robotic dog.
ACCIONA’s infrastructure division uses it in several projects for a variety of purposes, some related to subsoil. Thanks to its built-in sensors, SPOT captures thermal images of the environment, scans tunnels, and in some ways provides geological reports that complement the work of EMBUR’s brother, the giant tunnel excavator. . You can see SPOT in action in this video.
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