As a rule, interaction with the insect in real time To touch the alleged presence of the observation is not yet possible for a number of obvious reasons.
However, this problem was solved by engineers from Japan’s Ritsumeikan University, led by Professor Satoshi Konishi, who developed a lightweight robotic microfinger that was able to detect a pill beetle (lasioderma serricorne) about 5 mm in size without fear of harming it.
As implemented by Konishi, ultra-careful touches use a liquid metal flexible strain gauge, and a pneumatic balloon actuator powered by artificial muscle appears to be controlled by the sensor and moves it as it feels. A robotic glove based on it allows you to control a set of microfingers.
During the experiment, the experimental pill beetle was fixed using a suction device, while the microfinger was used to touch and measure the reaction force of the insect’s limbs, which reached 10 millinewtons.
Going forward, according to the person, such a robotic glove can be prevented by using augmented reality technology to interact with natural environments. microlevel.
Source: Tech Cult
