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Tango01 | 17 Jun 2014 9:20 p.m. PST |
of the future. "Ants are one of the most fascinating and extraordinary organisms on Earth. The ant society is extremely stable, compact and adaptable, but while ants can only survive as a colony, taken individually each ant is extremely remarkable by itself, too. Body size considered, ants are among the strongest beings in the world, capable of lifting and carrying objects a couple of times their own body weight. How do ants do this and is there a way human society might benefit from this knowledge? Agile and super powerful robots designed analogous to ants could be capable of much more than their contemporary clumsy brethren. A team of researchers at the Ohio State University has began to unravel this mystery. Their study focused on the single most sensible ant body part – the neck. The single joint of soft tissue that bridges the stiff exoskeleton of the ant's head and thorax. When an ant carries food or any other object, the neck joint supports the full weight of the load. "Loads are lifted with the mouthparts, transferred through the neck joint to the thorax, and distributed over six legs and tarsi that anchor to the supporting surface," explained Carlos Castro, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Ohio State. "While previous research has explored attachment mechanisms of the tarsi (feet), little is known about the relation between the mechanical function and the structural design and material properties of the ant."
" Full article here link Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand |
Augustus | 18 Jun 2014 5:53 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 18 Jun 2014 10:39 a.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!. Good one Augustus!. Amicalement Armand |
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