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MAB by Adrian Perez Zapata

Mab is a concept created by Adrian Perez Zapata, from Colombia, for Electrolux Design Lab competition that promises to bring magic to the sphere of housekeeping. But instead of the cute animals of Cinderella or Snow White, your helpers come in the form of insect inspired micro robots. Developed to facilitate our busy daily life Mab takes the task of cleaning the house to itself, needing just an initial configuration.

The system consists of a base that controls a bunch of micro robots, while centralising a distribution of water and chemical substances that are necessary. In it you find a touch screen in which you can program your preferences and schedule future occurrences. After a room scanning each micro robot follows a determined route caring one drop of the mixture acquired at the base. This drop absorbs the dirt and the robot heads back to the base to be cleaned and restart the cycle. All of this being powered by photovoltaic cells in the “insect’s” wings.

Ok, it sounds wonderful, but is it feasible? Well, if not right now it seems that technology is moving in this direction: studies of the Harvard’s Lab of Microrobotics (as said by the designer in Design Lab’s page) already enable the necessary robots movement and the charging system.

I’m certainly waiting for mine!