A Jellyfish Cyborg: Exploiting Natural Embodied Intelligence as Soft Robots

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Hauptverfasser: Owaki, Dai, Austin, Max, Ikeda, Shuhei, Okuizumi, Kazuya, Nakajima, Kohei
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author Owaki, Dai
Austin, Max
Ikeda, Shuhei
Okuizumi, Kazuya
Nakajima, Kohei
author_facet Owaki, Dai
Austin, Max
Ikeda, Shuhei
Okuizumi, Kazuya
Nakajima, Kohei
contents Jellyfish cyborgs present a promising avenue for soft robotic systems, leveraging the natural energy-efficiency and adaptability of biological systems. Here we demonstrate a novel approach to predicting and controlling jellyfish locomotion by harnessing the natural embodied intelligence of these animals. We developed an integrated muscle electrostimulation and 3D motion capture system to quantify both spontaneous and stimulus-induced behaviors in Aurelia coerulea jellyfish. Using Reservoir Computing, a machine learning framework, we successfully predicted future movements based on the current body shape and natural dynamic patterns of the jellyfish. Our key findings include the first investigation of self-organized criticality in jellyfish swimming motions and the identification of optimal stimulus periods (1.5 and 2.0 seconds) for eliciting coherent and predictable swimming behaviors. These results suggest that the jellyfish body motion, combined with targeted electrostimulation, can serve as a computational resource for predictive control. Our findings pave the way for developing jellyfish cyborgs capable of autonomous navigation and environmental exploration, with potential applications in ocean monitoring and pollution management.
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spellingShingle A Jellyfish Cyborg: Exploiting Natural Embodied Intelligence as Soft Robots
Owaki, Dai
Austin, Max
Ikeda, Shuhei
Okuizumi, Kazuya
Nakajima, Kohei
Robotics
Jellyfish cyborgs present a promising avenue for soft robotic systems, leveraging the natural energy-efficiency and adaptability of biological systems. Here we demonstrate a novel approach to predicting and controlling jellyfish locomotion by harnessing the natural embodied intelligence of these animals. We developed an integrated muscle electrostimulation and 3D motion capture system to quantify both spontaneous and stimulus-induced behaviors in Aurelia coerulea jellyfish. Using Reservoir Computing, a machine learning framework, we successfully predicted future movements based on the current body shape and natural dynamic patterns of the jellyfish. Our key findings include the first investigation of self-organized criticality in jellyfish swimming motions and the identification of optimal stimulus periods (1.5 and 2.0 seconds) for eliciting coherent and predictable swimming behaviors. These results suggest that the jellyfish body motion, combined with targeted electrostimulation, can serve as a computational resource for predictive control. Our findings pave the way for developing jellyfish cyborgs capable of autonomous navigation and environmental exploration, with potential applications in ocean monitoring and pollution management.
title A Jellyfish Cyborg: Exploiting Natural Embodied Intelligence as Soft Robots
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01941