Development of World Smallest Insect-Type Robot with Implementation of Silicon Device
Project/Area Number |
18K04060
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 20020:Robotics and intelligent system-related
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Research Institution | Nihon University |
Principal Investigator |
SAITO Ken 日本大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (70580174)
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Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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Keywords | シリコンデバイス / マイクロロボット / 昆虫型ロボット / 静電アクチュエータ / ハードウェアニューラルネットワーク / 太陽電池 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research has developed silicon devices to be mounted on a millimeter-sized robot to realize the world's smallest insect-like robot. During the three years of research, the research results included an electrostatic actuator that is the robot's movement mechanism and hardware neural networks that is the robot's control mechanism. Both silicon devices were realized in about 6 square millimeters that can be mounted on a microrobot. The electrostatic actuator can drive a 150-milligram robot, and the hardware neural networks generate the walking motion of the robot without a computer program.
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
現在、ロボット技術の医学への応用が盛んに研究され、医師の操作により手術するロボットが実現されている。より患者の負担を軽減するためには、消化器官内に挿入可能なミリメートルサイズの手術支援ロボットの開発が必要である。本研究で開発した静電アクチュエータは小型にもかかわらず発生力が大きく、ロボットの駆動や手術用器具の操作に使用可能である。また、ハードウェアニューラルネットワークはロボットの自律化に有用な研究である。本研究で得た成果は、次世代型の手術支援ロボットの開発に発展可能である。
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Report
(4 results)
Research Products
(54 results)
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[Journal Article] Study on Electrostatic Inchworm Motor Device for a Heterogeneous Integrated Microrobot System2019
Author(s)
Saito Ken, Contreras Daniel S., Takeshiro Yudai, Okamoto Yuki, Hirao Satoshi, Nakata Yuya, Tanaka Taisuke, Kawamura Satoshi, Kaneko Minami, Uchikoba Fumio, Mita Yoshio, Pister Kristofer S. J.
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Journal Title
Transactions of The Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging
Volume: 12
Issue: 0
Pages: E18-009-1-E18-009-7
DOI
NAID
ISSN
1883-3365, 1884-8028
Related Report
Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Development of Hardware Neural Networks IC with Switchable Gait Pattern for Insect-Type Microrobot2019
Author(s)
Masaya Ohara, Mika Kurosawa, Takuro Sasaki, Taisuke Tanaka, Satoshi Kawamura, Yuichiro Hayakawa, Daisuke Noguchi, Minami Kaneko, Fumio Uchikoba and Ken Saito
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Journal Title
Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration Paris, France, January 14-16, 2019
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Pages: 663-668
Related Report
Peer Reviewed
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