A Review of Energy Supply for Biomachine Hybrid Robots

Zhiyun Ma, Jieliang Zhao*, Li Yu, Mengdan Yan, Lulu Liang, Xiangbing Wu, Mengdi Xu, Wenzhong Wang*, Shaoze Yan

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Abstract

Biomachine hybrid robots have been proposed for important scenarios, such as wilderness rescue, ecological monitoring, and hazardous area surveying. The energy supply unit used to power the control backpack carried by these robots determines their future development and practical application. Current energy supply devices for control backpacks are mainly chemical batteries. To achieve self-powered devices, researchers have developed solar energy, bioenergy, biothermal energy, and biovibration energy harvesters. This review provides an overview of research in the development of chemical batteries and self-powered devices for biomachine hybrid robots. Various batteries for different biocarriers and the entry points for the design of self-powered devices are outlined in detail. Finally, an overview of the future challenges and possible directions for the development of energy supply devices used to biomachine hybrid robots is provided.

Original languageEnglish
Article number0053
JournalCyborg and Bionic Systems
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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