Squirmer (BEAM)

In BEAM robotics, a squirmer is a stationary robot that performs an interesting action (usually by moving some sort of limbs or appendages).

Genera
  • Magbots: Utilize magnetic fields for their mode of animation.
  • Flagwavers: Move a display (or "flag") around at a certain frequency.
  • Heads: Pivot and follow some detectable phenonomena, such as a light (These are popular in the BEAM community. They can be stand-alone robots, but are more often incorporated into a larger robot.).
  • Vibrators: Use a small pager motor with an off-center weight to shake themselves about.
gollark: ... no, it's shown that *in our physical models*, this is the case, and I think in some cases they just start from that as an assumption.
gollark: It *cannot be proven* that this holds in all situations ever, because this is a statement about reality and not our models.
gollark: As far as anyone knows, yes.
gollark: Current physical theories say it can't. They seem to be right about this so far, but the models *do not create reality*, it goes the other way round.
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References
  • Seale, Eric, "Squirmers". The EncycloBEAMia, 2003.
  • Seale, Eric, "Heads". The EncycloBEAMia, 2003.


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