4 research outputs found

    Fluid-filled Soft-bodied Amoeboid Robot Inspired by Plasmodium of True Slime Mold

    Get PDF
    This paper presents a fluid-filled soft-bodied amoeboid robot inspired by plasmodium of true slime mold. The significant features of this robot are twofold: (1) the robot has fluid circuit (i.e., cylinders and nylon tubes filled with fluid) and truly soft and deformable body stemming from Real-time Tunable Springs (RTSs), the former seals protoplasm to induce global physical interaction between the body parts and the latter is used for elastic actuators; and (2) a fully decentralized control using coupled oscillators with completely local sensory feedback mechanism is realized by exploiting the global physical interaction between the body parts stemming from the fluid circuit. The experimental results show that this robot exhibits adaptive locomotion without relying on any hierarchical structure. The results obtained are expected to shed new light on design scheme for autonomous decentralized control systems

    Physarum polycephalum -limasienen Gaiatarina : Uusmaterialistista ja posthumanistista algoritmitutkimusta sekÀ vitaalista elÀmÀÀ

    Get PDF
    Gaiatarina limasienelle on toislajisen, mediaympĂ€ristössĂ€ vaikuttavan limasienen tarina. SiinĂ€ kartoitetaan Physarum polycephalum –perustaista biologista ohjelmointia ihmistieteisestĂ€ nĂ€kökulmasta. Tarkastelen tĂ€mĂ€n organismin panosta luovana kanssa-ajattelijana niin koodauksessa, kuin biotaiteessakin. Aineistoikseni valitsin limasienen kumppaneita, jotka kokevat organismin luovana ja Ă€lykkÀÀnĂ€, ja purkavat molemmat työnsĂ€ avulla ihmisen rationaliteetille annettua ylivaltaa muihin lajeihin nĂ€hden. Latourilainen tieteentutkimuksellinen ote sekoittuu taiteentutkimukseen. Tiede ja taide asettautuvat samalle tasolle. Molemmat osallistuvat tuottamaan tietoa ja ymmĂ€rrystĂ€ ja uutta maailmaa toislajisen kanssa. Tutkielma tĂ€htÀÀ ymmĂ€rtĂ€mÀÀn vitaalista ainetta ja koodia posthumanistisessa ja uusmaterialistisessa kehikossa tarjoten ihmisen, koodin ja limasienen verkostoon ihmiskeskeisyyttĂ€ purkavaa nĂ€kökulmaa. Apuna argumentoinnissa kulkee Taina Bucherin (2016) suhteellinen ja materiaalinen algoritmitutkimus, sekĂ€ Jussi Parikan (2010) ”elĂ€imellinen” media-arkeologia. Teoreettinen viitekehys pohjautuu Gilles Deleuzen uusmaterialismiin, jonka ontologinen perusta on alituisen muutoksen prosesseissa. Tutkielma jakautuu limasienen elinkaaren mukaan plasmoodioon, sklerootioon ja sporangioon. Jokaisessa luvussa pyritÀÀn tuomaan esiin Physarum polycephalumin materiaalinen erityisyys ja osallisuus verkostoissa.Gaiastrory for slime mould focuses in the influential nonhuman actor of media environment. It maps the Physarum polycephalum –based programming from humanities point of view. I study the active participation of slime mould as creative co-thinker in coding and bio art. My cases seek to show how collaboration between human and nonhuman can discharge human exceptionality by seeing the creativity emerging within collision and not limited to human capacities to produce ideas. Latourian science studies is blended with art studies. Both art and science are settling to produce knowledge with nonhuman earth other. I seek to understand both vital matter and code in posthumanist and new materialist frame offering post-anthropocentric interpretation on media environment. Relational and material algorithm studies of Taina Bucher (2016) and “bestial” media archaeology of Jussi Parikka (2010) are paving the way for the argumentation. Theoretical framework leans thoroughly on the process philosophy and ontology of difference offered by philosopher Gilles Deleuze

    Opinions and Outlooks on Morphological Computation

    Get PDF
    corecore