Tumbleweed robot from Shlomi Mir, Israel

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Shlomi Mir (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?6564)

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Article "A Tumbleweed Robot to Stop the Spread of Deserts (https://www.wired.com/2014/02/rolling-robot-prevent-spread-deserts)"

by Liz Stinson
February 4, 2014

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https://youtu.be/cmBCVVS_vns

Uploaded on Jul 27, 2013


The Tumbleweed Desert is a platform designed to operate autonomously for years traveling distances of thousands of kilometers using only the power of the wind. Its mission: to hold back the spreading desert.

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https://vimeo.com/58967829

Tempelhof field testing Shlomi Mir
February 5, 2013

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https://vimeo.com/58967831

Development
February 5, 2013

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https://vimeo.com/119136625

Negev autonomous experiment
February 9, 2015


This is footage of the Tumbleweed Desert v.4.2 control test in the Negev Desert not far from the Egyptian Border. You can see how the system changes shape to alternately use wind energy to move or wait for more favorable wind direction.