Swimmer (BEAM)

In BEAM robotics, a swimmer is a robot that functions on or in a liquid environment. These are sometimes referred to as aquabots or aquavores (the latter being a misnomer, as they are not "water eaters"). Swimmers include various designs, but usually lie within a device class that can be delineated as a watercraft, usually a boat but includes any vehicle designed to move across (or through) water.

Genera

Boatbots : Self-propelled on the surface of a liquid; construction akin to surface watercrafts.
Subbots : Self-propelled under the surface of a liquid; construction akin to submarines.

References

Seale, Eric, "Aquavore". The EncycloBEAMia, 2003.

External articles

Northeastern University, Biomimetic Underwater Robot Program (BURP)
"Robot fish to resurrect fossils" Sci/Tech, BBC, February 25, 1999.
"Robofish splash down in Tokyo". BBC, 16 March, 2000.

BEAM robotics

Types	Audiotrope Phototrope Radiotrope Thermotrope

General	Climbers Crawlers Fliers Jumpers Sitters Sliders Squirmers Rollers Swimmers Walkers

BEAMbot types	Analog robot Phototrope Solarroller Turtle (robot) Stiquito

See also Robotics Mark Tilden

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