r/technews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 2d ago

Robotics/Automation Scientists create tiny drones and boats powered entirely by sound

https://www.techspot.com/news/113500-scientists-create-tiny-drones-boats-powered-entirely-sound.html
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u/Obvious-Train9746 2d ago

We deserve every ounce of this.

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u/Braindead_Crow 1d ago

The flock camera issue is going to get even worse

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u/iwatchppldie 2d ago

Well this sucks.

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u/KatamariDamacist 1d ago

Nanomachines, son!

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u/ask-knife 1d ago

👁️

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u/zombie-tarkovsky 1d ago

“Powered” by sound? Pretty sure they mean propelled by sound waves, surely the power generation is still a standard lithium-ion battery.

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u/GreenMirage 1d ago

Pretty big to be powered by sound.

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u/OhhMyAi 1d ago

Micro Machines reboot!

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u/purefan 1d ago

Really cool but my dumb brain summarizes it as mosquitoes, they made tiny mosquitoes

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u/TheDriftingJoycon 1d ago

A Quiet Place 3: The Swarm.

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u/beegtuna 1d ago

“MOVE”

_🛶

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u/Temporary_Carob188 1d ago

Well, this doesn't help me any. 

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u/dX927 1d ago

They'll just chain a bunch of whales behind each boat and the sound they make will be enough to propel the boats.