Towards enduring autonomous robots via embodied energy
Towards enduring autonomous robots via embodied energy
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通过蕴含能量实现持久的自主机器人
DOI：
10.1038/s41586-021-04138-2
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发表时间：
2022-02-17
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影响因子：
64.8
通讯作者：
Shepherd, Robert F.
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作者：
Aubin, Cameron A.;Gorissen, Benjamin;Shepherd, Robert F.
自主机器人包括由不一定设计和集成多功能的材料和结构构建的驱动、能量、传感和控制系统。然而，机器人努力模仿的动物和其他生物体在所有组织层面都包含高度复杂和相互关联的系统，这些系统允许同时执行多种功能。在这里，我们将研究自然界中的系统集成和多功能性如何激发自主机器人的新范式，我们称之为自主能源。虽然大多数无系绳机器人使用电池来存储能量并为其操作提供动力，但最近储能技术的进步使化学或电能源能够直接体现在用于创建机器人的结构和材料中，而不需要单独的电池组。这种观点强调了在开发自主机器人的背景下新兴的可再生能源的例子。
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.