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Artificial Life and Robotics
Published in: Artificial Life and Robotics 1/2017

19-09-2016 | Original Article

Insect-type MEMS microrobot with mountable bare chip IC of artificial neural networks

Authors: Ken Saito, Kazuki Sugita, Yuki Ishihara, Kei Iwata, Yohei Asano, Yuki Okane, Satoko Ono, Satohiro Chiba, Minami Takato, Fumio Uchikoba

Published in: Artificial Life and Robotics | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

This paper discussed insect-type MEMS microrobot system which could locomote without using computer programs. Locomotion of the MEMS microrobot was generated using the analog circuit of artificial neural networks. We constructed the artificial neural networks as a bare chip integrated circuit (IC) which could mount on top of the MEMS microrobot. As a result, the MEMS microrobot system could perform the locomotion using constructed bare chip IC of artificial neural networks. The insect-type MEMS microrobot system was 0.079 g in weight and less than 5.0 mm in size. Only the power source was outside of the robot. In addition, we analyze the heat conduction of the shape memory alloy-type actuator. It was shown that the heat of shape memory alloy conducts to the mechanical parts of the MEMS microrobot; therefore, locomotion becomes slowly after 30 s. The slow locomotion was 2 mm/min. We constructed the less conduction shape memory alloy-type actuator. The locomotion speed of the insect-type MEMS microrobot using less conduction shape memory alloy-type actuator was 90.8 mm/min.
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Metadata
Title
Insect-type MEMS microrobot with mountable bare chip IC of artificial neural networks
Authors
Ken Saito
Kazuki Sugita
Yuki Ishihara
Kei Iwata
Yohei Asano
Yuki Okane
Satoko Ono
Satohiro Chiba
Minami Takato
Fumio Uchikoba
Publication date
19-09-2016
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Artificial Life and Robotics / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1433-5298
Electronic ISSN: 1614-7456
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-016-0324-3

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