Developing The Concept Of A Rigid-Link Nanorobotic Arm Working In A Dense Fluid

S. Santoli. (1994), JBIS, 47, pp.341-342

Refcode: 1994.47.341

Abstract:

Rigid multi-link flexible nanorobotic arms, as the molecular counterparts of some present-day industrial robots, have been hypothesised [1]. Flexibility of their links would be a more realistic hypothesis in most molecular structure, but their dynamics and control would be harder to tackle. Recent chemical researches, e.g. results obtained in cavitand chemistry [2], point to the possibility of synthesising rigid molecules with belt- and collar-like structures, as well as rod-like molecules featuring linearly-annulated rings [3].