将电子板植入蟑螂体内，提升其在狭窄空间的穿越能力。
Streamlined shape of cyborg cockroach promotes traversability in confined environments by gap negotiation
- 将电路板植入蟑螂体内，改善整体流线型结构。
- 植入式设计使越障成功率显著提高，可穿越通风口缝隙。
- 适合隐蔽环境侦察，为微型机器人应用提供新思路。
厘米级仿生昆虫在人类无法进入的狭窄环境中具有应用潜力。研究人员开发了可由昆虫携带并控制的小型印刷电路板（PCB），但传统裸露安装方式导致整体形态不规则且边缘尖锐。已知流线型设计能降低移动阻力，但对仿生昆虫整体形态如何影响运动性能仍不清楚。本文设计了10 mm × 10 mm的PCB，通过亚千兆赫通信实现电刺激，并以马达加斯加吼叫蟑螂为实验对象，比较了外挂与植入两种布局下的越障表现。结果表明，植入式系统在越障成功率上优于外挂式。该系统可精准响应触角或尾须刺激指令，顺利穿越类似通风口盖的狭窄缝隙。相比传统设计，植入式仿生蟑螂更适用于隐蔽环境任务。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The centimeter-scale cyborg insects have a potential advantage for application in narrow environments where humans cannot operate. To realize such tasks, researchers have developed a small printed-circuit-board (PCB) which an insect can carry and control it. The electronic components usually remain bare on the board and the whole board is mounted on platform animals, resulting in uneven morphology of whole cyborg with sharp edges. It is well known that streamlined body shape in artificial vehicles or robots contributes to effective locomotion by reducing drag force in media. However, little is known how the entire body shape impacts on locomotor performance of cyborg insect. Here, we developed a 10 mm by 10 mm board which provided electrical stimulation via Sub-GHz communication and investigated the impact of physical arrangement of the board using Madagascar hissing cockroach. We compared the success rate of gap negotiation between the cyborg with mounted board and implanted board and found the latter outperformed the former. We demonstrated our cyborg cockroach with implanted board could follow faithfully to the locomotion command via antennal or cercal stimulation and traverse a narrow gap like air vent cover. In contrast to the conventional arrangement, our cyborg insects are suitable for application in a concealed environment.
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