Bioinspired sensors and applications in intelligent robots: a review

PurposeVision, audition, olfactory, tactile and taste are five important senses that human uses to interact with the real world. As facing more and more complex environments, a sensing system is essential for intelligent robots with various types of sensors. To mimic human-like abilities, sensors si...

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Published in:Assembly automation 2024-05, Vol.44 (2), p.215-228
Main Authors: Zhou, Yanmin, Yan, Zheng, Yang, Ye, Wang, Zhipeng, Lu, Ping, Yuan, Philip F., He, Bin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain research
Energy consumption
Human performance
Odors
Robot sensors
Robotics
Robots
Senses
Sensors
Sound waves
Trends
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Summary:PurposeVision, audition, olfactory, tactile and taste are five important senses that human uses to interact with the real world. As facing more and more complex environments, a sensing system is essential for intelligent robots with various types of sensors. To mimic human-like abilities, sensors similar to human perception capabilities are indispensable. However, most research only concentrated on analyzing literature on single-modal sensors and their robotics application.Design/methodology/approachThis study presents a systematic review of five bioinspired senses, especially considering a brief introduction of multimodal sensing applications and predicting current trends and future directions of this field, which may have continuous enlightenments.FindingsThis review shows that bioinspired sensors can enable robots to better understand the environment, and multiple sensor combinations can support the robot’s ability to behave intelligently.Originality/valueThe review starts with a brief survey of the biological sensing mechanisms of the five senses, which are followed by their bioinspired electronic counterparts. Their applications in the robots are then reviewed as another emphasis, covering the main application scopes of localization and navigation, objection identification, dexterous manipulation, compliant interaction and so on. Finally, the trends, difficulties and challenges of this research were discussed to help guide future research on intelligent robot sensors.
ISSN:2754-6969
2754-6977
DOI:10.1108/RIA-07-2023-0088