Chemical Robot: Self-organizing Self-moving Oil Droplet

Abstract

Here we will discuss the Self-organization of autonomous embodied motion [5]. Despite being a major characteristic of living systems, Self-movement has never been viewed seriously as a central element of living systems. In fact, most current research focuses on ‘structure’ rather than ‘movement’. The theory of autopoiesis [35] also does not examine biological movement directly. However, Self-movement often appears as a central theme in robotics research, its self-organization has scarcely been studied. Self-organization of Self-motion is important, because We need to understand the natural intelligence of living systems, opposed to artificial intelligence, its diversity and its root in evolution. As a means for approaching these challenges in robotics research, we designed a simple chemical system that synthesizes embodied autonomous motion: a self-moving oil droplet. This chemical system provides a new example of self-movement besides biological systems and mechanical robots.