Intelligent insect–computer hybrid robot: installing innate obstacle negotiation and onboard human detection onto cyborg insect

• Main Authors: Tran-Ngoc, Phuoc Thanh, Le, Duc Long, Chong, Bing Sheng, Nguyen, Huu Duoc, Dung, Van Than, Cao, Feng, Li, Yao, Kai, Kazuki, Gan, Jia Hui, Vo-Doan, Tat Thang, Nguyen, Thanh Luan, Sato, Hirotaka
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Autonomous Navigation; Cyborg Insect
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171072
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Developing small mobile robots for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) is a major challenge due to constraints in size and power required to perform vital functions such as obstacle navigation, victim detection, and wireless communication. Drawing upon the idea that insects’ locomotion can be controlled,...