Aug 14, 2022
Curved space robot defies known laws of physics
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: physics, robotics/AI, space
Functioning in curved space, the robot heralds new space locomotive technology possibilities without the use of propellants.
A robot engineered at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) has done the unthinkable and flouted a steadfast law of motion, suggesting that new laws need to be defined. Such new principles may have applications in new forms of locomotion without propellants.
We’ve all seen the hilarious slapstick gag where the unwitting individual steps on a banana peel, landing comically on their rump. It may not seem like it, but the quip relies on the fact that human locomotion, like all locomotion, is based on Newton’s third law of motion.
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