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9/12/2008 Dennis Lutter ­ Nanobots 1

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Overview● A little Help● Past

● Ideas and Visions

● Present● Technology and Structure● ETH Zurich and a Game

● Future● The Good● The Bad

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Size Matters

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Past● 1959: „There is plenty of room at the bottom“● The idea of a nanobot was first introduced by 

Eric Drexler in the 1980s.● His vision: nanobots could

●  Sense and respond to environment● Communicate and cooperate● Self­repair● Replicate

Eric Drexler(2007)

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Why Nano 

● Nanotechnology makes almost every manufactured product:● faster & lighter● safer & cleaner   ● smarter & stronger

● Nearly no material costs● 100% recycling of used goods

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Visions● Production

● Tiny production robots, assemblers,                                  to built anything “bottom up“

● Medicine● Robots swim through human blood,                            

analysing, enhancing, reparing and defending

● War● Warmachines on nanoscale...

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Present

● What we have so far:● The ability to produce microstructures● “simple“ nanostructures● “complex“ nanostructures● Processors ● Soccerfields...

● Microrobots

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Present

● What we have so far:● The ability to produce microstructures● “simple“ nanostructures● “complex“ nanostructures● Processors ● Soccerfields...

● Microrobots

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Present

● What we have so far:● The ability to produce microstructures● “simple“ nanostructures● “complex“ nanostructures● Processors ● Soccerfields...

● Microrobots

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Present

● What we have so far:● The ability to produce microstructures● “simple“ nanostructures● “complex“ nanostructures● Processors ● Soccerfields...

● Microrobots

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Present

● What we have so far:● The ability to produce microstructures● “simple“ nanostructures● “complex“ nanostructures● Processors ● Soccerfields...

● Microrobots

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Present

● What we have so far:● The ability to produce microstructures● “simple“ nanostructures● “complex“ nanostructures● Processors ● Soccerfields...

● Microrobots

and Soccerplayer

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The Robot● Movement:

● forwards, backwards and turning in place

● Sensing through a digital camera● Completely autonomous, no human interaction

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Let's have a look

● An animation of the resonating mechanism                                                                                      

● Microbot on the field (autonom)                                                                                            

● Microbot in a maze (half autonom)  

Videos

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How is that possible● A uniform magnetic field is applied● This field is oscillated, causing the spring to 

deflect● Without a frictionless ground the robot would 

only vibrate in place● A speed of about                                              

15 cm/sec is achieved

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Future

A differentialgearmade from single atoms

A Nanobot enhancingthe capabilities of red blood cells

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Future

A microscale swimming robot, using bacteria for locomotion.

Nanobots working aswhite blood cells

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Future

A nanobot connected toneurons enhancing thecapabilities of the brain.

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The Good● They help us in any situation

● We have an alltime connection to everyone through a direct brain interface

● In a car accident● The car will repair itself● Broken bones are repaired in minutes 

● Anything is built in seconds or minutes e.g. food or buildings

● A perfect world...

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The Bad● Robots are able to 

reproduce themselves and do so, until nothing is left,     “Grey Goo“

● controlability 

● War is now on nanoscale

● Spying● Swarms of millions, 

invisible and deadly

By accident By purpose

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It's upon us to decide

Nanotechnology can be a very powerful technology and we are just at the beginning...

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Thank You!Thank You!