Evolving the physical structure of robots to enhance performance in different environments
October 26, 2018 by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org
Researchers at CSIRO & Queensland University of Technology have recently carried out a study aimed at automatically evolving the physical structure of robots to enhance their performance in different environments. This project, funded by CSIRO's Active Integrated Matter Future Science Platform, was conceived by David Howard, research scientist at Data61's Robotics and Autonomous Systems Group (RASG).
"RASG focuses on field robotics, which means we need our robots to go out into remote places and conduct missions in adverse, difficult environmental conditions," David Howard told TechXplore. "The research came about through an identified opportunity, as RASG makes extensive use of 3-D printing to build and customise our robots. This research demonstrates a design algorithm that can automatically generate 3-D printable components so that our robots are better equipped to function in different environments."
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