Design and analysis of some nonanthropomorphic, biologically inspired robots: An overview

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 701-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory S. Chirikjian
Keyword(s):  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots

Biorobots, Nonlinear Dynamics and Perception

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 143-152
Author(s):  
Paolo Arena ◽  
Davide Lombardo ◽  
Luca Patanè
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Dynamics ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Continuous Time ◽  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Time Dynamics ◽  
Nonlinear Network ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Perceptual Control ◽  
Efficient Control

In this contribution a survey on a novel approach to locomotion and perception in biologically inspired robots is presented. The basic electronic architecture for modeling and implementing nonlinear dynamics involved in motion and perceptual control of the robot is the Cellular nonlinear network paradigm. It is shown how this continuous time lattice of neural-like circuits can generate suitable and real-time dynamics for efficient control of multi-actuators moving machines, and also to create the basis for a perceptual control of their behaviors.

Metal or muscle? The future of biologically inspired robots

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (38) ◽  
pp. eaba6149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Andrew Trimmer
Keyword(s):  
Living Cells ◽  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots ◽  
The Future

Biology has inspired the development of agile robots, and it is now teaching us how to grow machines from living cells.

Biologically inspired robots

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Melhuish ◽  
Andrew Adamatzky ◽  
Brett A. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots

The first biologically inspired robots

Robotica ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen Holland
Keyword(s):  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots ◽  
The Brain

Thie first biologically inspired robots, the famous electromechanical tortoises, were designed and built in 1949 by W. Grey Walter. This paper reviews their origins in Walter's theories of the brain and the nature of life, and uses contemporary unpublished notes and photographs to assess their significance then and now.

Humanoids and the Potential Role of Electroactive Materials/Mechanisms in Advancing their Capability

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Fukushima Accident ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
Electroactive Materials ◽  
Emergency Responders ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots ◽  
Potential Applications

Humanoids are increasingly becoming capable biologically inspired robots that are appearing and behaving lifelike. Making humanlike robots is the ultimate challenge to biomimetics and, while for many years they were considered a science fiction, such robots are increasingly becoming engineering reality. Progress in producing such robots are allowing them to perform impressive functions and tasks. In 2012, in an effort to promote significant advances in developing humanoids, DARPA posed a Robotic Challenge to produce such robots that operate in disaster scenarios towards making society more resilient. The challenge was focused on the requirements that have been needed after the Fukushima accident in Japan, hoping to advance the field of disaster robotics. This disaster posed significant challenges to emergency responders since radiation prevented people from going into the station and venting the explosive gas. Another significant development in this field is the fact that major US corporations have entered into the race to produce commercial humanoids. As a result, one can expect significant and rapid progress in this field. Developing humanoids is critically dependent of the use of highly efficient, compact, lightweight actuators and electroactive materials are offering great potential. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of humanlike robots, potential applications and challenges, as well as the actuation materials that are used or could be used.

Design of Propulsive Virtual Holonomic Constraints for Planar Snake Robots

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Biologically Inspired ◽  
Friction Forces ◽  
Holonomic Constraints ◽  
Biologically Inspired Robots ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Synthesis Methodology ◽  
Virtual Holonomic Constraints ◽  
Snake Robots

Virtual holonomic constraints (VHCs) framework is a recent control paradigm for systematic design of motion controllers for wheel-less biologically inspired snake robots. Despite recent developments for VHC-based control systems for ground and underwater robotic snakes, they employ only two families of propulsive virtual holonomic constraints, i.e., lateral undulatory and eel-like virtual constraints. In this paper we extend the family of propulsive virtual constraints that can be used with VHC-based controllers by presenting a VHC analysis and synthesis methodology for planar snake robots that are subject to ground friction forces. In particular, we present a nonlinear differential inequality that guarantees forward motion of planar snake robots under the influence of VHCs. Furthermore, we provide a family of hyperbolic partial differential equations that can be employed to generate propulsive virtual holonomic constraints for these biologically inspired robots. Simulations are presented to verify the proposed analysis/synthesis methodology.

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