Towards enduring autonomous robots via embodied energy

被引：132

作者：

Aubin, Cameron A. ^{[1
]}

Gorissen, Benjamin ^{[2
,3
]}

Milana, Edoardo ^{[3
]}

Buskohl, Philip R. ^{[4
]}

Lazarus, Nathan ^{[5
]}

Slipher, Geoffrey A. ^{[6
]}

Keplinger, Christoph ^{[7
]}

Bongard, Josh ^{[8
]}

Iida, Fumiya ^{[9
]}

Lewis, Jennifer A. ^{[2
]}

Shepherd, Robert F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cornell Univ, Sibley Sch Mech & Aerosp Engn, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, John A Paulson Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Mech Engn, Leuven, Belgium

[4] Air Force Res Lab, Mat & Mfg Directorate, Wright Patterson AFB, OH USA

[5] Army Res Lab, Energy & Biotechnol Div, Adelphi, MD USA

[6] Army Res Lab, Autonomous Syst Div, Adelphi, MD USA

[7] Max Planck Inst Intelligent Syst, Robot Mat Dept, Stuttgart, Germany

[8] Univ Vermont, Dept Comp Sci, Burlington, VT USA

[9] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge, England

来源：

NATURE | 2022年 / 602卷 / 7897期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES; SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMER; SOFT; ACTUATORS; FABRICATION; BATTERY; DESIGN; SYSTEM; POWER; PERFORMANCE;

D O I：

10.1038/s41586-021-04138-2

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Autonomous robots comprise actuation, energy, sensory and control systems built from materials and structures that are not necessarily designed and integrated for multifunctionality. Yet, animals and other organisms that robots strive to emulate contain highly sophisticated and interconnected systems at all organizational levels, which allow multiple functions to be performed simultaneously. Herein, we examine how system integration and multifunctionality in nature inspires a new paradigm for autonomous robots that we call Embodied Energy. Whereas most untethered robots use batteries to store energy and power their operation, recent advancements in energy-storage techniques enable chemical or electrical energy sources to be embodied directly within the structures and materials used to create robots, rather than requiring separate battery packs. This perspective highlights emerging examples of Embodied Energy in the context of developing autonomous robots.

引用

页码：393 / +

页数：11

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