This grant is a continuation of N00014-13-1-0551 Direct Electron-Mediated Control of Hybrid Multi-Cellular Robots

Abstract

This project proposes to design, fabricate and test a millimeter-scale, programmable cellular-synthetic hybrid robot capable of autonomous motility, sensing and response in aqueous environments. Three integrated technologies will make this possible: (1) two-way electron transfer between an electrode and E. coli which allows for rapid communication between abiotic core and cells; (2) a flexible polymer + CMOS sensing and computation abiotic core; and (3) synthetic cell adhesion genes which allow for patternable self-assembly of bacterial cells onto the abiotic substrate

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jun 03, 2016
Source ID
N000141612184

Entities

People

  • Michel M Maharbiz

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of California Regents

Tags

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Microelectronics