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The design of a robotic predator: The SlugBot

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2003

Ian Kelly
Ian Kelly
Affiliation:
CORO, California Institute of Technology (136-93), Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. [email protected]
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Abstract

Two key aspects of most living organisms is their ability to detect and exploit natural sources of energy within their environment. We are currently developing a robotic system that will attempt to sustain itself by hunting and catching slugs on agricultural land. A microbial fuel cell will be used to convert the slug bio-mass to electricity thus providing the robot's energy supply. This paper outlines the requirements for such a predator and describes the entire robot. Data is also presented from trials of the robot hunting and catching slugs in a situation similar to that found in agricultural fields.

Keywords

SlugBotRobotic predatorHunting
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 399 - 406
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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