-BYCHINNAM BHARATH KUMAR 10c91A0520

-INTERNAL GUIDEPROF. G. CHARLES BABU HOD-CSE

M-BLOCKS
A prototype of a new modular robot that can transform into any shape.
They are robots with no external moving parts. Each modular robot is equipped with enough processing power to do some

tasks autonomously.

M-BLOCKS (cont..)
These modular robots are more like dice equipped with power of

moving, jumping and attaching itself to another blocks.

capable of reconfiguring themselves into different forms, shapes

and sizes, and changing their function accordingly.

M-BLOCKS

INSIDE M-BLOCKS
Each M-Block is equipped with a fly-wheel which rotate with the

speed of 20,000 rpm, a onboard with some processing power.

M-Blocks have strong magnets on its edges and surfaces which

help them to held together with another blocks.

INSIDE M-BLOCKS(cont..)

INSIDE M-BLOCKS(cont..)
Some blocks might carry cameras, lights, or grippers to maneuver

objects or handle tools.

They carry fuel for its working i.e. LiPo battery.

HOW M-BLOCKS WORK

Inside each M-Block is a flywheel that can reach speeds of 20,000

revolutions per minute.

when the flywheel is braked, it imparts its angular momentum to

the cube. Which lets the cube to move.

HOW M-BLOCKS WORK

On each edge of an M-Block, and on every face, are cleverly

arranged permanent magnets that allow any two cubes to attach

to each other.
Magnets on the corners of the blocks are used for course

correction and stability.

HOW M-BLOCKS WORK

Chamfered edges on the cubes enhance the strength of the magnetism

as the cubes rotate over each other to take up their new positions.
The connection between the cubes becomes much stronger, anchoring

the pivot.

M-BLOCKS IN ACTION

GOALS OF M-BLOCK
Design self-assembling and self-reconfiguring robot systems.
Modular robots with the ability of changing their geometry according

to task and this is exciting because a robot designed for a single task
has a fixed architecture.

GOALS OF M-BLOCK
Modular robotics research is to be able to miniaturize modules to

such an extent that swarms of self-assembling microbots.

M-BLOCKS IN FUTURE
In the future, m-blocks envisions equipping special blocks with

more horsepower to pull weaker blocks along.

Eventually, some blocks might carry cameras, lights, or grippers

to maneuver objects or handle tools.

M-BLOCKS IN FUTURE
Advanced versions of M-Blocks might be used to repair infrastructure,

build and reconfigure scaffolding, or assemble furniture or heavy equipment.

Reduced to Nano scale, swarms of M-Blocks might become the voxels

of self-assembling macro-bots.

M-BLOCKS IN FUTURE
The smaller the blockthe higher the robots voxel resolution.

Or made compatible with human biology, they could be used to

attack tumors or repair organs.

Bibliography

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/simple-scheme-for-self-

assembling-robots-1004.html http://alum.mit.edu/pages/sliceofmit/2013/10/16/m-blocks-roboticcubes-that-assemble-themselves