| Can we use the vibrational energy in Robotic | | | | use flashlight: |
| Machinery in the modern day factory to power up the | | | | Hey I had a thought since it is a magnet why would it |
| lighting systems? Some robotic factories use $750,000 | | | | have to slide or touch anything ever, it could remain |
| per year in lighting costs alone. That is a huge power | | | | suspended, and by doing so reducing the friction it |
| outlay indeed, can we reduce this to almost zero? Is it | | | | could move by vibration only? Or allow for a thin film |
| possible to use the vibrations and bumps created by | | | | on the ceiling to vibrate. |
| the machinery, causing small magnets to bounce or | | | | The robotic factories and warehouses I have been in |
| move along copper wire to light LED low wattage | | | | are vibrating all over the place. You can feel it in your |
| lights? Are such low-wattage lights powerful enough to | | | | head, the buzzing. It seems such a design can work on |
| light up a factory? | | | | vibration only it is only a matter of the size of the |
| Lets think out loud on this for a second? What if the | | | | vibration and the redesigning or morphing of the unit? |
| power cables were along the floor or ceiling? The | | | | There must be a static issue in these plants, can't we |
| lights could be across it and many so they would be | | | | take all this energy and use it? The vibrations could be |
| flickering, but so fast you would not see it; many | | | | linked with an acoustic transducer using the static |
| together a .2-.5 watts. Using the electromagnetic | | | | energy and send the vibration where needed. |
| leakage from the power cables to the robotic | | | | How much vibration is there? Which type of vibration |
| machinery? The lights would be clumped together like | | | | is happening? What if a wire with a spool on it in a long |
| a composite eye on an insect or lobster? Or like those | | | | thin tube, moved the magnet on it; then you have your |
| new headlights on some cars. If each small tiny lighting | | | | source right? And for those robotic arms, which swing, |
| component had its own line across funneled into the | | | | weld, move parts across the factory floor, if multi |
| composite grouping then the flickering would be | | | | collection points are introduced you could collect it all; all |
| reduced and cancel each other out? Is it possible? | | | | the vibrational energy that is. You would be using the |
| Then there is also other similar technology: | | | | power grid for the machines along with hydraulics and |
| Currently there are some nifty micro-flashlights being | | | | the static and vibrational energy for lighting and |
| used which you can buy which use a similar technique | | | | everything else under low wattage and call yourself a |
| and are available thanks to the Everlight Flashlight | | | | Multitrician? You could also use Electromagnetic |
| technology research lab. These smaller flashlights work | | | | energy or even the power needed for the CPUs of |
| by shaking them for about thirty seconds and shine for | | | | the robotic brains, well that would be pushing it, but it |
| about 6 minutes and they shine quite bright since they | | | | should theoretically be possible? Think on this, why turn |
| use a very bright LED light. Here is a link to this home | | | | it off. |