1. Smart Dust and Micro Robots K. Pister EECS, UC Berkeley …a history of failure.

2. The Goal Autonomous millimeter-scale robots –Sensing –Computation –Communication –Power –Motors –Mechanisms

3. How hard can it be? 1989 Pister 1991?

4. Never underestimate the power of public relations

5. First attempt: failure. 1989 Result: Job for Kris (1992) Pister

6. How hard can it be? (take 2) 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Richard Yeh Zeke Kruglick

7. 2 Degree of Freedom Legs 1st Link Motor 2nd Link Motor 1mm

8. Silicon Inchworm Motors 1mm

9. Second attempt: failure. 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Richard Yeh Zeke Kruglick Result: New job for Kris (UCB, 1997)

10. The Goal - modified Autonomous millimeter-scale robots –Sensing –Computation –Communication –Power –Motors –Mechanisms } Wireless Sensor Networks!

11. How hard can it be? (take 3) 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Brett Warneke Et al. Result: New job for Kris (UCB, 1997)

12. Smart Dust – Integration

13. Third attempt: failure. 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Brett Warneke Et al. Result: New job for Kris (UCB, 1997) Result: Yet another job for Kris (Dust Inc, 2003)

14. How hard can it be? (take 4) 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Seth Hollar Sarah Bergbreiter Anita Flynn Result: New job for Kris (UCB, 1997) Result: Yet another job for Kris (Dust Inc, 2003)

16. Current Layout for Motor and Legs Legs 7.6 mm Solar Cells Motor CMOS Linkages

17. Solar Powered Robot Pushups

18. Fourth attempt: ? 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Seth Hollar Sarah Bergbreiter Anita Flynn Result: New job for Kris (UCB, 1997) Result: Yet another job for Kris (Dust Inc, 2003)

19. How hard can it be? (take 5) 1989 Result: Job for Kris (UCLA, 1992) Your name here! Result: New job for Kris (UCB, 1997) Result: Yet another job for Kris (Dust Inc, 2003)