A Sea of Parts

Presented at HOPE X (2014), July 19, 2014, 8 p.m. (60 minutes).

Have you heard of Self Re-Configuring Modular Robotics (SRCMR)? This new technology enables robotic modules to configure themselves into whatever you need, whenever you need it, which offers many benefits. If we could create a common pool that modules can be drawn from when they are needed and returned to when they are not, we could further leverage the benefits of SRCMR. The challenge is that the pool is not intrinsic to an SRCMR system; we need to create it. We need a new understanding of our common resources and an acceptance for sharing them. If we can create the pool or "a sea of parts," it will bring the same benefits to physical systems that shared web hosting has brought to the web. This will allow quick and cheap development and deployment of new ideas.


Presenters:

  • Per Sjoborg
    Per Sjoborg runs a blog and a podcast focusing on self-reconfiguring modular robotics (SRCMR) at www.flexibilityenvelope.com. He also does general robotics interviews for www.robotspodcast.com. Per has been doing this since 2005 and attends many robotics conferences to learn more. He trained as a mechanical engineer with a focus on FEM calculation. He spent ten years as a programmer and ten years doing hands-on property management, and right now is in the process of starting a number of robotics related businesses to get some skin in the game.

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