Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems: 8th International Conference, Living Machines 2019, Nara, Japan, July 9–12, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science Book 11556)

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2019, held in Nara, Japan, in July 2019. The 26 full and 16 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. They deal with research on novel life-like technologies inspired by the scientific investigation of biological systems, biomimetics, and research that seeks to interface biological and artificial systems to create biohybrid systems. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Feed-Forward Selection of Cerebellar Models for Calibration of Robot Sound Source Localization (M. D. Baxendale, M. Nibouche, E. L. Secco, A. G. Pipe, M. J. Pearson)....Pages 3-14 Determination of Artificial Muscle Placement for Biomimetic Humanoid Robot Legs (Ben P. Bolen, Alexander J. Hunt)....Pages 15-26 Speedy Whegs Climbs Obstacles Slowly and Runs at 44 km/hour (William Breckwoldt, Richard Bachmann, Ronald Leibach, Roger Quinn)....Pages 27-37 Automatic Calibration of Artificial Neural Networks for Zebrafish Collective Behaviours Using a Quality Diversity Algorithm (Leo Cazenille, Nicolas Bredeche, José Halloy)....Pages 38-50 Affective Visuomotor Interaction: A Functional Model for Socially Competent Robot Grasping (Eris Chinellato, Gabriele Ferretti, Lucy Irving)....Pages 51-62 Measuring the Effectiveness of Biomimetic Robots as Therapeutic Tools: Translating the Felt Security Scale from English to Japanese (Emily C. Collins, Tony J. Prescott, Yoichiro Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro)....Pages 63-75 MiniBee: A Minature MAV for the Biomimetic Embodiment of Insect Brain Models (Alex J. Cope, Ali Ahmed, Fadl Isa, James A. R. Marshall)....Pages 76-87 Bio-inspired Stochastic Growth and Initialization for Artificial Neural Networks (Kevin Dai, Amir Barati Farimani, Victoria A. Webster-Wood)....Pages 88-100 Characterization of Biomimetic Peristaltic Pumping System Based on Flexible Silicone Soft Robotic Actuators as an Alternative for Technical Pumps (Falk Esser, Friederike Krüger, Tom Masselter, Thomas Speck)....Pages 101-113 Adaptive Biomimetic Actuator Systems Reacting to Various Stimuli by and Combining Two Biological Snap-Trap Mechanics (Falk Esser, Frank D. Scherag, Simon Poppinga, Anna Westermeier, Max D. Mylo, Tim Kampowski et al.)....Pages 114-121 Rose-Inspired Micro-device with Variable Stiffness for Remotely Controlled Release of Objects in Robotics (Isabella Fiorello, Fabian Meder, Omar Tricinci, Carlo Filippeschi, Barbara Mazzolai)....Pages 122-133 Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis (Maria Elena Giannaccini, Andrew Hinitt, Edward Gough, Andrew Stinchcombe, Keren Yue, Andrew Conn et al.)....Pages 134-145 Drosophibot: A Fruit Fly Inspired Bio-Robot (Clarissa Goldsmith, Nicholas Szczecinski, Roger Quinn)....Pages 146-157 Crab-Like Hexapod Feet for Amphibious Walking in Sand and Waves (Nicole M. Graf, Alexander M. Behr, Kathryn A. Daltorio)....Pages 158-170 Highly-Integrated Muscle-Spindles for Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Made from Conductive Fabrics (Arne Hitzmann, Shuhei Ikemoto, Koh Hosoda)....Pages 171-182 Insect Behavior as High-Sensitive Olfactory Sensor for Robotic Odor Tracking (Junji Horibe, Noriyasu Ando, Ryohei Kanzaki)....Pages 183-192 Foveated Image Processing for Faster Object Detection and Recognition in Embedded Systems Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (Uziel Jaramillo-Avila, Sean R. Anderson)....Pages 193-204 Design, Optimization and Characterization of Bio-Hybrid Actuators Based on 3D-Bioprinted Skeletal Muscle Tissue (Rafael Mestre, Tania Patiño, Maria Guix, Xavier Barceló, Samuel Sanchez)....Pages 205-215 Chemotaxis Based Virtual Fence for Swarm Robots in Unbounded Environments (Simon O. Obute, Mehmet R. Dogar, Jordan H. Boyle)....Pages 216-227 Design of a Canine Inspired Quadruped Robot as a Platform for Synthetic Neural Network Control (Cody Scharzenberger, Jonas Mendoza, Alexander Hunt)....Pages 228-239 Heads or Tails? Cranio-Caudal Mass Distribution for Robust Locomotion with Biorobotic Appendages Composed of 3D-Printed Soft Materials (Robert Siddall, Fabian Schwab, Jenny Michel, James Weaver, Ardian Jusufi)....Pages 240-253 Tuning a Robot Servomotor to Exhibit Muscle-Like Dynamics (Nicholas S. Szczecinski, Clarissa A. Goldsmith, Fletcher R. Young, Roger D. Quinn)....Pages 254-265 Manufacturing Artificial Wings Based on the Manduca sexta Hawkmoth (Matthias Weisfeld, Kenneth Moses, David Prigg, Richard Bachmann, Mark Willis, Roger Quinn)....Pages 266-276 Robots that Imagine – Can Hippocampal Replay Be Utilized for Robotic Mnemonics? (Matthew T. Whelan, Eleni Vasilaki, Tony J. Prescott)....Pages 277-286 A Robust and Efficient Cooler Design Inspired by Leaf Venation (Houpu Yao, Rui Dai, Hamidreza Marvi)....Pages 287-294 Bayesian Optimization of a Quadruped Robot During 3-Dimensional Locomotion (Jiahui Zhu, Shuting Li, Zhuoli Wang, Andre Rosendo)....Pages 295-306 Front Matter ....Pages 307-307 Latent Morality in Algorithms and Machines (Xerxes D. Arsiwalla, Ismael T. Freire, Vasiliki Vouloutsi, Paul Verschure)....Pages 309-315 A Window into the Robot ‘mind’: Using a Graphical Real-Time Display to Provide Transparency of Function in a Brain-Based Robot (David R. Buxton, Hamideh Kerdegari, Saeid Mokaram, Ben Mitchinson, Tony J. Prescott)....Pages 316-320 Robust Postural Stabilization with a Biomimetic Hierarchical Control Architecture (Adrián Fernández Amil, Giovanni Maffei, Jordi-Ysard Puigbò, Xerxes D. Arsiwalla, Paul F. M. J. Verschure)....Pages 321-324 Auditory-Visual Virtual Reality for the Study of Multisensory Integration in Insect Navigation (Koki Makino, Noriyasu Ando, Hisashi Shidara, Naoto Hommaru, Ryohei Kanzaki, Hiroto Ogawa)....Pages 325-328 Brainless Quasi-quadruped Robot Resembling Spinal Reflex and Force-Velocity Relationship of Muscles (Yoichi Masuda, Masato Ishikawa, Akio Ishiguro)....Pages 329-333 Cellular Level Analysis of the Locomotor Neural Circuits in Drosophila melanogaster (Ryo Minegishi, Kai Feng, Barry Dickson)....Pages 334-337 Using Two IMU Sensors to Simulate Lower Body Stance (Connor Morrow, Remigius Stecher, Alexander Hunt)....Pages 338-341 Analyzing the Interplay Between Local CPG Activity and Sensory Signals for Inter-leg Coordination in Drosophila (William Nourse, Nicholas Szczecinski, Moritz Haustein, Till Bockemühl, Ansgar Büschges, Roger Quinn)....Pages 342-345 3D Movement of Snake Robot Driven by Tegotae-Based Control (Takeshi Kano, Naoki Matsui, Akio Ishiguro)....Pages 346-350 Exploring the Potential of the Animal-Like Robot MiRo as a Therapeutic Tool for Children Diagnosed with Autism (Maria Panagiotidi, Simon Wilson, Tony Prescott)....Pages 351-354 Hierarchical Behaviour for Object Shape Recognition Using a Swarm of Robots (Adrian Rubio-Solis, Uriel Martinez-Hernandez)....Pages 355-359 Development of Omnidirectional Mobile Treadmill for Neuroethology (Shunsuke Shigaki, Kazushi Sanada, Daisuke Kurabayashi)....Pages 360-364 Evaluation of the Facial Expressions of a Humanoid Robot (Vasiliki Vouloutsi, Klaudia Grechuta, Paul F. M. J. Verschure)....Pages 365-368 Towards a Temperature-Responsive Pinecone-Inspired Actuator Using Silicone Encapsulated Hydrogels (Nickolas P. Walling, Hemma Philamore, Kira B. Landenberger, Fumitoshi Matsuno)....Pages 369-373 Evaluation of 3D-Bioprinted Materials and Culture Methods Toward Actuator Driven by Skeletal Muscle Cells (Naoki Yamada, Masahiro Shimizu, Takuya Umedachi, Toshihiro Ogura, Koh Hosoda)....Pages 374-377 Learning in Growing Robots: Knowledge Transfer from Tadpole to Frog Robot (Yiheng Zhu, Jonathan Rossiter, Helmut Hauser)....Pages 378-382 Back Matter ....Pages 383-384