Scientists have created a robot fish that powers itself with fake blood.
A team of engineers, who are composed of researchers from Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, have built a life-like robotic lionfish, which contains an intricate internal system, that transports energy-dense battery fluid and other nutrients throughout the body.
According to the engineers’ study, published Wednesday (19.06.19) in science journal ‘Nature‘, the multi-functional circulatory system creates the illusion of a pulse and was built from flexible silicon materials, which allows it to be soft and subsequently bend with ease.
The scientists also found that the robot fish will work for about 40 hours.
In a statement, director of Cornell’s Organic Robotics Lab, Rob Shepherd said: “Robots can’t perform similar feats for very long. Our bio-inspired approach can dramatically increase the system’s energy density while allowing soft robots to remain mobile for far longer.
According to a report on CNN, the engineers’ biology-inspired advancement, could lead to robots becoming more autonomous and prevalent in our lives. Currently, robots are limited because they require a lot of energy. But this study could lead to “increased energy density, autonomy, efficiency and multifunctionality in future robot designs,” according to the study.
According to a robotics report, the engineering of these automated devices are set to continue growing with advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI) automatic and design. Automation Magazine reported, “Now robots take forms ranging from industrial arms, military drones or Boston Dynamics’ “Big Dog,” through to DNA and protein robots designed to aid in surgery and medical applications. ”
