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News Release
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January 12, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Phil Sneiderman
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Spherical Motor Images
Photos by Keith Weller
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Image C. Gregory S. Chirikjian, one of the inventors of
this spherical motor, is an associate professor in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins. |
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Image D. David Stein, a doctoral student in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins, is one of the
inventors of this spherical motor. |
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Image E. This close-up shows the permanent magnets
attached to the interior of the sphere. |
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Image F. These electromagnets, activated by a computer,
attract the permanent magnets and cause the sphere to move into
a new position. |
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