| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/D027403/1 |
| Title: |
Pilot project: Smart Gut for Energetically Autonomous Robot |
| Principal Investigator: |
Melhuish, Professor C |
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| Department: |
Faculty of Environment and Technology |
| Organisation: |
University of the West of England |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2005 |
Ends: |
31 January 2007 |
Value (£): |
61,924
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Development (Biosciences) |
Fuel Cell Technologies |
| Robotics & Autonomy |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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This Pilot project focuses on the vital issues, for an energetically autonomous robot, of ingesting natural raw substrate, converting (and storing) it into useful energy and removing waste build up. This study focuses on the development of further mechanisms to be used in conjunction with the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) system developed in the IAS laboratory. An integrated system capable of extracting energy from food (waste or otherwise) will have tremendous potential in fields including autonomous robots and waste energy management. A robot (Ecobot III)will be constructed which incorporates the novel developments outlined in this proposal. This platform will enable us to demonstrate long term energy autonomy in a robot by carrying out tasks which require more energy than the robot starts off with. That is, the robot has to acquire energy from the environment to carry out its work.
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http://www.uwe.ac.uk |