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We’ve set up an remarkable contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a closed feedback loop. Our entire system is designed in a modular way. the bioreactor, diverse interaction modules, the fluorescence-measurement-chamber employing a Raspberry Pi camera, the modular maze-building system in hard- and software and the modified Thymio robot.
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We’ve set up an remarkable contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a closed feedback loop. The individual components are highly modular. The hardware was tested on E.coli bacteria which respond to heat shock with the expression of fluorescent proteins. We have also shown that the system is suitable for bacteria that respond to pH change and it is conceivable to apply a similar construction for a variety of other bacteria - technology interfaces.
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Modules include the arena, the bioreactor, the robot, the control system, the temperature interaction module, the temperature sensitive bacteria, the pH interaction module, the pH sensitive microorganism and the fluorescence measurement chamber.
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The arena represents the robots playground, it is in itself highly modular and can even take the form of a maze.
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The bioreactor is the part of our system that takes care of the microorganisms by providing the ideal living conditions.
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The main protagonist of our project is a little robot named Thymio. He takes stimuli from his environment, passes them on to the bacterial culture and reacts to the bacterial input.
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The control system ensures that all components are harmonizing.
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The temperature interaction module represents the communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part.
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The temperature plasmid represents the communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components.
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The pH interaction module represents another, more sophisticated communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part.
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The pH plasmid represents another, more sophisticated  communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components.
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The fluorescence measuring chamber digitizes the reaction of the bacteria to the technical information input.
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Revision as of 03:29, 2 November 2017

Hardware

We’ve set up an remarkable contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a closed feedback loop. The individual components are highly modular. The hardware was tested on E.coli bacteria which respond to heat shock with the expression of fluorescent proteins. We have also shown that the system is suitable for bacteria that respond to pH change and it is conceivable to apply a similar construction for a variety of other bacteria - technology interfaces. Modules include the arena, the bioreactor, the robot, the control system, the temperature interaction module, the temperature sensitive bacteria, the pH interaction module, the pH sensitive microorganism and the fluorescence measurement chamber. The arena represents the robots playground, it is in itself highly modular and can even take the form of a maze. The bioreactor is the part of our system that takes care of the microorganisms by providing the ideal living conditions. The main protagonist of our project is a little robot named Thymio. He takes stimuli from his environment, passes them on to the bacterial culture and reacts to the bacterial input. The control system ensures that all components are harmonizing. The temperature interaction module represents the communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part. The temperature plasmid represents the communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components. The pH interaction module represents another, more sophisticated communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part. The pH plasmid represents another, more sophisticated communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components. The fluorescence measuring chamber digitizes the reaction of the bacteria to the technical information input.