A biomimetic, swimming soft robot inspired by the Octopus vulgaris
A biomimetic, swimming soft robot inspired by the Octopus vulgaris
This paper describes a first prototype of a cephalopod-like biomimetic aquatic robot. The robot replicates the ability of cephalopods to travel in the aquatic environment by means of pulsed jet propulsion. A number of authors have already experimented with pulsed jet thrusting devices in the form of traditional piston-cylinder chambers and oscillating diaphragms. However, in this work the focus is placed in designing a faithful biomimesis of the structural and functional components of the Octopus vulgaris, hence the robot is shaped as an exact copy of an octopus and is composed, to a major extent, of soft materials. In addition, the propelling mechanism is driven by a compression/expansion cycle analogous to that found in cephalopods. This work offers a hands-on experience of the swimming biomechanics of chephalopods and an insight into a yet unexplored new mode of aquatic propulsion.
349-351
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco
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Arienti, Andrea
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Laschi, Cecilia
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2012
Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco
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Arienti, Andrea
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Laschi, Cecilia
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Giorgio-Serchi, Francesco, Arienti, Andrea and Laschi, Cecilia
(2012)
A biomimetic, swimming soft robot inspired by the Octopus vulgaris.
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Prescott, Tony J., Lepora, Nathan F., Mura, Anna and Verschure, Paul F.M.J.
(eds.)
Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems.
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7375)
Berlin, DE.
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31525-1_37).
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This paper describes a first prototype of a cephalopod-like biomimetic aquatic robot. The robot replicates the ability of cephalopods to travel in the aquatic environment by means of pulsed jet propulsion. A number of authors have already experimented with pulsed jet thrusting devices in the form of traditional piston-cylinder chambers and oscillating diaphragms. However, in this work the focus is placed in designing a faithful biomimesis of the structural and functional components of the Octopus vulgaris, hence the robot is shaped as an exact copy of an octopus and is composed, to a major extent, of soft materials. In addition, the propelling mechanism is driven by a compression/expansion cycle analogous to that found in cephalopods. This work offers a hands-on experience of the swimming biomechanics of chephalopods and an insight into a yet unexplored new mode of aquatic propulsion.
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Published date: 2012
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Francesco Giorgio-Serchi
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Andrea Arienti
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Cecilia Laschi
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Tony J. Prescott
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Nathan F. Lepora
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Anna Mura
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Paul F.M.J. Verschure
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