After MIT physicists observed Stephen Hawking’s black hole theorem for the first time, it’s only fitting that researchers develop a curved space robot capable of exploring this region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape. This robot essentially breaks the law of motion stating that a stationary object cannot move without exchanging momentum with its environment.
Simply put, this robot utilizes curved space rather than flat mechanisms, enabling the shape-shifting object to move on the simplest curved space, a sphere, to systematically study the motion in curved space. As it changes change, the robot moves forward around the sphere in a way that cannot be attributed to environmental interactions.
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This research also relates to the ‘Impossible Engine’ study. Its creator claimed that it could move forward without any propellant. That engine was indeed impossible, but because spacetime is very slightly curved, a device could actually move forward without any external forces or emitting a propellant – a novel discovery,” said Zeb Rocklin, assistant professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech.
