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"But mariners, oil outfits, and the military have big hopes for an unlikely contraption called RoboClam under design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
"RoboClam is meant to become the first "smart" anchor, a major departure from the prosaic piece of nautical gear that hasn't changed much in centuries."
"In appearance, the RoboClam prototype is a modest rectangle of hinged bronze and steel, about the size of a deck of playing cards. In function, however, the device mimics the considerable burrowing skills of a razor clam - a common mollusk with an uncommon twitchy style of locomotion that MIT researchers have replicated in the RoboClam design."
"We want to make an anchor that can dig itself down to the right position to hold the vessel securely - and then, just as critically, easily reposition or free itself," said Anette Hosoi, the professor of mechanical engineering overseeing development of the robot."
An extract:
"But mariners, oil outfits, and the military have big hopes for an unlikely contraption called RoboClam under design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
"RoboClam is meant to become the first "smart" anchor, a major departure from the prosaic piece of nautical gear that hasn't changed much in centuries."
"In appearance, the RoboClam prototype is a modest rectangle of hinged bronze and steel, about the size of a deck of playing cards. In function, however, the device mimics the considerable burrowing skills of a razor clam - a common mollusk with an uncommon twitchy style of locomotion that MIT researchers have replicated in the RoboClam design."
"We want to make an anchor that can dig itself down to the right position to hold the vessel securely - and then, just as critically, easily reposition or free itself," said Anette Hosoi, the professor of mechanical engineering overseeing development of the robot."