Lincoln Lab researchers appear to have invented a viable new class of motor in 2021???
They use electrowetting of tiny water drops which sounds like high voltage low force bullshit, but no!
Competitive power and torque densities to conventional motors! WTF??
I mean this paper is just a candy shop!
- Natively nanopositioning capable
- Native support for gear ratios without efficiency loss??
- Trivial, ultradense packaging of multi-stage actuators?
- Self alignment during assembly??
- Layer to layer interconnect with the same tricks??
Without exaggeration, this is alien tier technology and it's been kicking around in a Nature paper since 2021. I'm bewildered, these dudes should have a $100M valuation.
They're using the things to package AI chips! Cmon!
Paper link: nature.com/articles/s4137…
AI chip tool using the actuators:
Oh by the way they have insane acceleration. Full speed after the first step.
This is realtime! Cmonnnnn
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