The Current Research Status and Development Strategy on Biomimetic Robot

Guobiao WANG
2015 Journal of Mechanical Engineering  
Abstract:Bionic robots are good performance mechanical and electrical systems which imitate biological structures and motion characteristics of organisms according to the principles of bionics. They have shown their potential use in the dangerous conditions to human beings, such as anti-terrorism, space exploration and rescue. The bionic robots can be divided into three types according to their work conditions, such as the land bionic robots, the air bionic robots, and the underwater bionic
more » ... ts. The developments of the bionic robots have experienced three stages, such as original exploration, imitation of the biological prototypes' appearances and motions, mechanical and electrical systems with partial biological properties. The research status at home and abroad of these three types robots is discussed. And several problems of the researches are found after analysis, such as the lack of the biological motion mechanism researches, the traditional construction, material, driving and controlling mode, and the low efficiency of the power, leading to the difference between robots and creatures. These problems make the bionic robots similar in shape to the creatures but very different in essence. So the bionic robots now days are absence of effective applications. The development trend is pointed out that the bionic robots are developing towards lifelike system, including moving toward the rigid-flexible mechanism, integration of the bionics construction, material and driver, neuron fine control, and the efficient power transformation. Key words:bionic robot;rigid-flexible mechanism;integration of the construction in material and driver;lifelike system 0 前言 * 当今世界上存在的千万种生物,都是经过亿万 20141120 收到初稿,20150521 收到修改稿 年的适应、进化、发展而来,这使得生物体的某些 部位巧夺天工,生物特性趋于完美,具有了最合理、 最优化的结构特点、灵活的运动特性、以及良好的 适应性和生存能力。自古以来,丰富多彩的自然界 不断激发人类的探索欲望,一直是人类产生各种技 机 械 工 程 学 报 第 51 卷第 13 期期 28
doi:10.3901/jme.2015.13.027 fatcat:6ihstse7wjelxbeuhho5jn5zba