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MFC research in bacteria, performance. Energy resulting from metabolism is essential for any living system—from single-cell to multicellula...

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Abstract

Energy resulting from metabolism is essential for any living system—from single-cell to multicellular organisms. This also applies to symbiotic robots (SymBots), which function utilizing the energy (electricity) generated by living microorganisms. In the context of living technologies, artificial symbiosis between the living and the artificial entities of the machine becomes vital for the whole system. If the living entity stops generating energy, the mechatronic system ceases to work yet it is the mechatronic system that provides the microbes with food, and gets rid of their waste. This chapter presents and discusses SymBots, based on EcoBots that operate using Microbial Fuel Cells as onboard living energy devices. The interface between science and engineering is exemplified through the study and optimization of MFCs, producing the necessary data for technological implementation. Biological inspiration stems from living organisms metabolizing and adapting to the environment (homeostasis), which is the main process transferred to engineering.

Keywords

Living systemsContext (archaeology)MechatronicsMulticellular organismLiving cellProcess (computing)

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DOI
10.1093/OSO/9780199674923.003.0006
Journal
Oxford Scholarship Online
Year
2018