2A1-M08 Fabrication of Atmospheric Operable Microrobot Driven by Insect Muscle Bioactuator(Microrobot & Micromachine)

Abstract

This paper reports the demonstration of a microrobot driven in the air powered by an insect muscule-powered bioactuator. Bioactuators are able to drive only in a culture medium. Therefore, we proposed a microrobot powered by the insect muscule packaged with culture medium in a capsule. First, we designed and fabricated the microrobot consisting of a frame and the capsule. Then, a dorsal vessel was assembled to the frame and put into the capsule. As a result, a leg deformation of 206 μm was obtained in the air. The results indicated the possibility to develop a legged locomotion microrobot powered by bioactuators.