Edible robotics is an emerging research field with potential use in environmental, food, and medical scenarios. In this context, the design of edible control circuits could increase the behavioral complexity of edible robots and reduce their dependence on inedible components. Here we describe a method to design and manufacture edible control circuits based on microfluidic logic gates. We focus on the choice of materials and fabrication procedure to produce edible logic gates based on recently available soft microfluidic logic. We validate the proposed design with the production of a functional NOT gate and suggest further research avenues for scaling up the method to more complex circuits.
翻译:可食物机器人是一种新兴的研究领域,具有在环境、食品和医疗方面潜在的应用价值。在这个背景下,设计可食用的控制电路可以增加可食用机器人的行为复杂性,并减少对不可食用部件的依赖。本文描述了一种基于微流控逻辑门设计和制造可食用控制电路的方法。我们着重讨论选择材料和制造过程,以便基于最近开发的柔软微流控逻辑制造可食用逻辑门。我们通过生产一个功能正/非逻辑门来验证所提出的设计,并提出了进一步的研究方向,以将该方法扩展到更复杂的电路。