Insect-inspired robots: bridging biological and artificial systems

P Manoonpong, L Patanè, X Xiong, I Brodoline… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review article aims to address common research questions in hexapod robotics. How
can we build intelligent autonomous hexapod robots that can exploit their biomechanics …

Adaptive control strategies for interlimb coordination in legged robots: a review

S Aoi, P Manoonpong, Y Ambe, F Matsuno… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Walking animals produce adaptive interlimb coordination during locomotion in accordance
with their situation. Interlimb coordination is generated through the dynamic interactions of …

Technologies toward next generation human machine interfaces: From machine learning enhanced tactile sensing to neuromorphic sensory systems

M Zhu, T He, C Lee - Applied Physics Reviews, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
With the prospect of a smart society in the foreseeable future, humans are experiencing an
increased link to electronics in the digital world, which can benefit our life and productivity …

A bioinspired flexible organic artificial afferent nerve

Y Kim, A Chortos, W Xu, Y Liu, JY Oh, D Son, J Kang… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The distributed network of receptors, neurons, and synapses in the somatosensory system
efficiently processes complex tactile information. We used flexible organic electronics to …

Learning by association in plants

M Gagliano, VV Vyazovskiy, AA Borbély… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
In complex and ever-changing environments, resources such as food are often scarce and
unevenly distributed in space and time. Therefore, utilizing external cues to locate and …

Intelligent insect–computer hybrid robot: Installing innate obstacle negotiation and onboard human detection onto cyborg insect

PT Tran-Ngoc, DL Le, BS Chong… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Developing small mobile robots for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) is a major challenge
due to constraints in size and power required to perform vital functions such as obstacle …

Continuous online adaptation of bioinspired adaptive neuroendocrine control for autonomous walking robots

J Homchanthanakul… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Walking animals can continuously adapt their locomotion to deal with unpredictable
changing environments. They can also take proactive steps to avoid colliding with an …

Neural control and adaptive neural forward models for insect-like, energy-efficient, and adaptable locomotion of walking machines

P Manoonpong, U Parlitz, F Wörgötter - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Living creatures, like walking animals, have found fascinating solutions for the problem of
locomotion control. Their movements show the impression of elegance including versatile …

Enhancing adaptability with local reactive behaviors for hexapod walking robot via sensory feedback integrated central pattern generator

H Yu, H Gao, Z Deng - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Local reactive behaviors endow animals the ability to exhibit agile and dexterous
performance when traversing challenging terrains. This paper presents a novel locomotion …

Proprioceptive control of an over-actuated hexapod robot in unstructured terrain

M Bjelonic, N Kottege, P Beckerle - 2016 IEEE/RSJ …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Legged robots such as hexapods have the potential to traverse unstructured terrain. This
paper introduces a novel hexapod robot (Weaver) using a hierarchical controller, with the …