Octobot (robot)

Octobot is a proof of concept for the first fully soft-bodied autonomous robot.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

The robot is shaped like a small octopus, which explains its name. It uses hydrogen peroxide as a power source and has a microfluidic logic circuit, and it is said to move on its own, without any aid by electricity or battery.[10] The liquid fuel flows around a network of pre-printed hollows within its body, and this triggers a reaction as it passes over platinum embedded inside. This phenomenon produces gas that inflates and moves the arms, to propel the robot through water.[10]

It was designed in 2016 by researchers at Harvard University.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Fleur, Nicholas St (2016-08-26). "Meet Octobot: Squishy, Adorable and Revolutionary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-26. Liquid hydrogen peroxide is its fuel, and when it reacts with a platinum catalyst in the cephalopod's core, it creates a gas that inflates the creature's limbs, like a balloon.
  2. ↑ "Pneumatic octopus is first soft, solo robot". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-25. US engineers have built the first ever self-contained, completely soft robot - in the shape of a small octopus.
  3. ↑ Shen, Helen. "Beyond Terminator: squishy 'octobot' heralds new era of soft robotics". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20487.
  4. ↑ "'Octobot' is the world's first soft-bodied robot". Science. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Behold the octobot—a fully autonomous, soft-bodied robot". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  6. ↑ Burgess, Matt. "Batteries not included: Meet Octobot – the first entirely soft, autonomous robot". Wired (website). Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Octobot, el robot suave y barato" (in Spanish language). El Universo. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  8. ↑ "Zachte robot Siliconen octopusje beweegt autonoom" [Little soft silicon octopus robot moves autonomously] (in Dutch language). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  9. ↑ 中時電子報. "首款軟式機器人原型 章魚哥亮相" [The first soft robot prototype octopus debut] (in Chinese language). China Times. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  10. 1 2 "Octobot is world's first completely soft fluid-propelled robot". Dezeen. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  11. ↑ Berman, Robby (2016-09-07). "Soft Robot". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-09-20.

Further reading

External video
Introducing the Octobot from Harvard University
  • Wehner, Michael; Truby, Ryan L.; Fitzgerald, Daniel J.; Mosadegh, Bobak; Whitesides, George M.; Lewis, Jennifer A.; Wood, Robert J. (2016-08-25). "An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots". Nature. 536 (7617): 451–455. doi:10.1038/nature19100. ISSN 0028-0836.


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