HYDRA: From cellular biology to shape-changing artefacts

Esben H. Østergaard; David Johan Christensen; Peter Eggenberger; Tim Taylor

HYDRA: From cellular biology to shape-changing artefacts

Esben H. Østergaard, David Johan Christensen, Peter Eggenberger, Tim Taylor

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The HYDRA work provides insight into the exploitation of holistic behavioural and morphological adaptation in the design of new artefacts. The potential of the new design principle has been exemplied through the construction of robotic systems that can change morphology. Two prototype building block systems has been developed, HYDRON for a uid scenario, and ATRON for a terrestrial scenario. In the HYDRON case, the individual module can perform 3D motion and is able to arrange in clusters of specic formation without the necessity of physical connections. In the ATRON case, the modules are individually simpler, attach through physical connections, and perform 3D motions by collective actions. Control mechanisms identied from cellular biology has been successfully transferred to the physical building blocks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
Publication date	2005
Pages	275-281
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	15^th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks: formal models and their applications - Warsaw, Poland Duration: 11 Sept 2005 → 15 Sept 2005

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Conference	15^th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Warsaw
Period	11/09/2005 → 15/09/2005

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