Plant Robots: Harnessing Growth Actuation of Plants for Locomotion and Object Manipulation
Kazuya Murakami,
Misao Sato,
Momoki Kubota
et al.
Abstract:Plants display physical displacements during their growth due to photosynthesis, which converts light into chemical energy. This can be interpreted as plants acting as actuators with a built‐in power source. This paper presents a method to create plant robots that move and perform tasks by harnessing the actuation output of plants: displacement and force generated from the growing process. As the target plant, radish sprouts are employed, and their displacement and force are characterized, followed by the calc… Show more
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