Title:Self-Propelled Object Response to Environment
VOLUME: 5 ISSUE: 1
Author(s):Nobuhiko J. Suematsu* and Satoshi Nakata
Affiliation:Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University, 4-21-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-8525, Japan.
Keywords:Inanimate devices, micro-robot designs, responsivity, self-organization, self-propelled object,
spontaneous motion.
Abstract:A self-propelled object is a type of functional inanimate system used in the
development of novel micro-robot designs. Many studies on the application of selfpropelled
objects as drug delivery systems, cleaning systems for polluted water cleansing,
and target DNA sorting systems have been reported. In order to realize additional functional
systems, environmental responsivity is a desired feature of self-propelled objects. In this mini-review, we
focus on self-propelled objects’ responses to environments with different chemical and light conditions, and
classify the examined systems based on their sensitivity to various conditions.
