Abstract
This paper presents the problem of application of modern developments in the field of bio-energy for the development of autonomous mobile robots’ power sources. We carried out analysis of biofuel cells, gasification and pyrolysis of biomass. Nowadays, very few technologies in the bioenergy field are conducted with regards to the demands brought by robotics. At the same time, a number of technologies, such as biofuel cells, have now already come into use as a power supply for experimental autonomous mobile robots. The general directions for research that may help to increase the efficiency of power energy sources described in the article, in case of their use in robotics, are also presented.
Highlights
Today, robotics is one of the fastest-growing areas of the high-tech industry
As it was mentioned in the Introduction, one of the most well-known works dedicated to the use of microbial fuel cells (MFC) for autonomous robots is a project of creation a “Gastrobots” [9]
As is shown in review, bioenergetic approaches just start to be applied in power supply of autonomous mobile robots
Summary
During new robotic systems’ development, considerable attention is paid to biomimicry, i.e., to attempts to take some natural solutions related to cognitive behavior [1,2,3] and motions [4,5] The aim of these efforts is to transfer the most effective principles of various biological systems’ and biological objects’ organization because many of them are autonomous by their nature, in terms of self-support with essential resources. Mobile robots’ autonomy is emerging as a result of growing complexity of behavior algorithms, manipulators and actuators’ control, power systems, and robot construction specialization for application environment [6]. Often, this is the result of automation of tasks carried out by a robot under remote control. We have to first consider the types of autonomous mobile robots and their range of application
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