Physical platform

Robotic body

This page describes a planned architecture, not an assembled machine. No commercial component has been confirmed. Vision and movement form the proposed initial scope; touch and hearing are later extensions. The body does not fly and is not humanoid.

Figure 1Planned architecture — no component confirmed. Flow: sensors → processing → actuators → environment → sensors. Dashed blocks are later extensions. Concept study

What we distinguish

Everything shown on this page about the robotic body will carry one of these four labels. Visitors should never have to guess what they are looking at.

ConceptConcept study: A diagram, sketch or render that shows an idea of form or architecture. It does not correspond to any existing equipment.
Real prototypeReal prototype: A photograph or video of hardware assembled by the team, with a date and a list of components.
SimulationSimulation: A result obtained in a simulated environment, with the simulator, version and scenario identified. It is not a physical demonstration.
Measured resultMeasured result: A measurement recorded in an experiment, with protocol, conditions, repetitions and limitations published in the journal.

Components

Each function in the architecture has a design requirement, but no commercial model has been chosen. The table will be updated as the team confirms each component.

Function	Design requirement	State
Vision sensor	Camera with latency and resolution compatible with the closed loop; initial scope.	to be defined
Touch sensors	Later extension; contact or proximity, subject to validation.	to be defined
Hearing sensors	Later extension; ambient sound capture, subject to validation.	to be defined
Processing	Run the connectome-derived model and the sensory and motor interfaces with recorded latency.	to be defined
Power	Enough autonomy for one experiment session, with a safe cut-off.	to be defined
Communication	Telemetry and experiment logging; remote stop command.	to be defined
Movement actuators	Movement (platform form to be defined) with configurable physical limits; does not fly, not humanoid.	to be defined
Safe stop	Immediate interruption by command, by limit or on communication failure.	to be defined

Planned physical experiments

The experiments below depend on two milestones that have not started. The list is a forecast; protocols and conditions will be published in the journal before any result.

Related milestones

05
Robotic body
Planned
Assembly of the physical platform and electronic integration of sensors, processing and actuators.
06
Physical closed loop
Planned
Experiments with real sensors and actuators, compared against appropriate controls.

Response to visual stimuli with movement in a bounded arena.
Comparison with a conventional controller on the same task under the same conditions.
Stability of behaviour under controlled reduction of sensory input.

Safety conditions

Safe stop: any experiment can be interrupted immediately by command, when a limit is reached or when communication is lost.
Physical limits: speed, torque and travel area are bounded by configuration and recorded with the experiment.
Supervision: no physical experiment runs without a person present.

Photographs

Photographs of the real prototype will be published once it exists.