Abstract
The goal of our research is to develop a chemical robot, which unlike the conventional robots with electrical power source, is powered by a chemical reaction similar to living organism. The first step in our research is to design a chemo-mechanical actuator using a self-oscillating polymer gel, which undergoes periodical swelling-deswelling process. The swelling-deswelling process generates periodical oscillation as the basic movement of the actuator. We consider our research as a basic study for constructing a new biologically-inspired robots which does not only mimic the structures and functions of living organism but also internal mechanism for force generation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2004 |
| Pages | 474-479 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2004 - Shenyang Duration: 2004 Aug 22 → 2004 Aug 26 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings - 2004 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, IEEE ROBIO 2004 |
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| City | Shenyang |
| Period | 04/8/22 → 04/8/26 |
Keywords
- Biomimetics
- BZ reaction
- Chemical robot
- Self-oscillating gel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)