Phase II Final Report - NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts
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Planetary Exploration Using Biomimetics<br />
An Entomopter <strong>for</strong> Flight on Mars<br />
1-17-02: Georgia <strong>Institute</strong> of Technology Graduate Design Seminar series presentation.<br />
1-22-02: Georgia <strong>Institute</strong> of Technology undergraduate/graduate class, “Micro<br />
Air Vehicle Technology” Mars Entomopter class session.<br />
5-27-02: DeVry-Calgary (Canada) undergraduate presentation.<br />
6-20-02: Georgia Tech Center <strong>for</strong> Education Integrating Science, Mathematics,<br />
and Computing (CEISMC) Atlanta-area high school presentation.<br />
6-26-02: Georgia Tech Center <strong>for</strong> Education Integrating Science, Mathematics,<br />
and Computing (CEISMC) Atlanta-area middle school presentation.<br />
6.2 Print Media<br />
The following is a representative list of recent worldwide attention given to the Entomopterbased<br />
Mars Surveyor:<br />
1. “Insect-Sized Robots Do Their Part,” Smart Computing, Cal Clinchard, November 2002,<br />
Vol. 13, Issue 11, page 9.<br />
2. “Security in the Air,” ATL, Bennett Liles, Vol. 4, No. 139, April 11, 2002, (Cover story<br />
<strong>for</strong> the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport newspaper), pp. 1-2.<br />
3. “Bugs on Mars,” Science News, Peter Weiss, May 25, 2002, Vol. 161, 2002, pp. 330-332.<br />
4. “On the Horizon,” Unmanned Systems (cover story), Ramon Lopez, Vol. 20, No. 3, May/<br />
June 2002, pp.8, 40-41.<br />
5. “Mechanical ‘Insect’ Captures Top Prize,” BUZZwords, August 1, 2002.<br />
6. “Flying on Mars: Nature's Flight System Could be the Key to Exploring the Newest<br />
Frontier,” Research Horizons, John Toon, Fall 2001, Page 19-24.<br />
7. “INNOVATIONS,” The GTRI Connector, July 2002.<br />
8. “How it Works: The Entomopter,” Business 2.0, (scheduled <strong>for</strong> publication October<br />
2002), Paul Kaihla.<br />
9. “Neurotechnology <strong>for</strong> Biomimetic Robots,” MIT Press, August 2002, ISBN 0-262-<br />
01193-X (Chapter by Robert Michelson discussing flying robots, including the Entomopter-based<br />
Mars surveyor).<br />
10. “Ecco i miei insetti-robot per la Terra e per Marte,” Corriere Della Sera (Italian magazine),<br />
Giovanni Caprara, May 19, 2002, pg. 27.<br />
11. “Gli aerie su Marte faranno il pieno di energia chimica,” Libero, (Newspaper: Rome,<br />
Italy), Futuro, May 18, 2002, pg. 20.<br />
12. “Flugelschlag auf dem Mars,” Computer Zeitung, Vol. 33, No. 11, March 11, 2002,<br />
Rochus Rademacher, pg. 8.<br />
13. “Robotic ‘Insect’,” Tech Topics, Vol. 39, No. 1, Fall 2002 (Georgia Tech Alumni Association<br />
magazine) Gary Goettling, pg. 27.<br />
14. “Survey Aircraft on Mars Might Fly as Insects Do,” The Columbus Dispatch, David<br />
Lore, June 23, 2002 (circulation 245,946)<br />
15. “Mars Invasion,” Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Spring 2002, pg. 13.<br />
16. “Robot Bugs Planned <strong>for</strong> Mars Invasion,” Popular Science, Etienne Benson, February 8,<br />
2002.<br />
17. “Mars Needs Robo-Bugs!”, International Design, Gareth Branwyn, June 15, 2002, pg.<br />
85 (circulation, 33,338)<br />
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<strong>Phase</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Report</strong>