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How do untethered robots store energy?

Whereas most untethered robots use batteries to store energy and power their operation, recent advancements in energy-storage techniques enable chemical or electrical energy sources to be embodied directly within the structures and materials used to create robots, rather than requiring separate battery packs.

Can electrolytic vascular systems be used for energy-dense robots?

Aubin, C. A. et al. Electrolytic vascular systems for energy-dense robots. Nature571, 51–57 (2019). This paper details the development of a redox flow battery inspired multifunctional energy-storage system that uses a liquid electrolyte to simultaneously provide electrical energy and hydraulic actuation to an untethered soft robotic fish.

What types of energy storage can autonomous robots harness?

Although energy storage can take many forms in mechanical systems, we limit our depiction here to five of the most common types that can be harnessed by autonomous robots: electrical, mechanical, chemical, magnetic and thermal.

What is the potential of embodied energy systems?

The potential of Embodied Energy systems can be evaluated through biological analogy. In humans and other animals, energy is primarily stored in the body as fat.

How embodied energy & embedded computation will impact robotics research?

Embedded computation has the added benefit of requiring less energy, as the information processing is inherently coupled to, or a by-product of, the deformation and environmental loading. Embodied Energy and Embedded Computation, therefore, will be intricately linked in the future of advanced robotics research.

What is a 88-milligram insect-scale autonomous crawling robot?

An 88-milligram insect-scale autonomous crawling robot driven by a catalytic artificial muscle. Sci. Robot.5, eaba0015 (2020). Kim, S. H. et al. Harvesting temperature fluctuations as electrical energy using torsional and tensile polymer muscles. Energy Environ.