Micromechatronics for Wearable Information Systems

摘要

The volume and mass of information machines should essentially be zero. Toward this ultimate target, efforts in electronics, machinery, physics and chemistry have all contributed to the advancement of microsystem technology. These efforts will continue going forward. At the same time, while computer development continues down the traditional path of human-operated machines, we are seeing the development of a so-called "pervasive computer" world where computers run without human operators. This paper outlines the technology related to these two trends, then introduces "nature interfacer" - a new information terminal concept that combines the movement toward smaller machines with the trend toward unmanned operation.