控制蟑螂的连接装置通过线缆连接到蟑螂的触须和尾须。尾须是蟑螂腹部的感觉器官,正常情况下被用于探测空气中的运动,示意蟑螂有捕食者靠近,帮助它提前逃脱。而研究人员利用连接到尾须的线缆,刺激昆虫移动。连接到触须的线缆会发送少量电荷,使蟑螂误以为接触到障碍物,引导它向相反的方向移动。
Bozkurt’s team wanted to build an automated test platform where they could objectively assess whether they could turn an insect into an insect biobot. One criterion was to run the experiments in the dark, so they started to use a Kinect camera’s depth sensor to find the insect without any ambient light.
博兹库尔特的团队希望建立一个自动化测试平台,客观评价能否将昆虫转变为昆虫生物机器人。其中一项标准是在黑暗中进行实验,因此他们开始使用Kinect摄像头的深度传感器,在没有环境光源的情况下找到昆虫。
“The Kinect camera knows the path that needs to be followed by the insect,” said Bozkurt. “Then it divides this route into multiple waypoints and moves the insect from one waypoint to another. It detects the insect from its specific shape and it sends necessary waveforms to the backpack the insect is wearing. This backpack applies microvolts of impulses to the insect’s sensory organs, which helps us to steer the insect. It’s similar to riding a horse with reins.”
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