TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular robotics
T2 - A new paradigm for artifacts
AU - Murata, Satoshi
AU - Konagaya, Akihiko
AU - Kobayashi, Satoshi
AU - Saito, Hirohide
AU - Hagiya, Masami
N1 - Funding Information:
Last year, we proposed a five-year research project focusing on molecular robotics, and fortunately, our proposal “Development of Molecular Robots Equipped with Sensors and Intelligence” was awarded a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JAPAN). This scheme not only allows us to do core projects but also allows us to accept applications of related research projects from the public. This should be used as an opportunity for especially young scientists wishing to pursue a research career in this field. Therefore, it is crucially important at this moment to clarify the concept and research direction of molecular robotics. For this purpose, here, we present a comprehensive view of molecular robotics based on the discussions held in the Molecular Robotics Research Group.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The rapid progress of molecular nanotechnology has opened the door to molecular robotics, which uses molecules as robot components. In order to promote this new paradigm, the Molecular Robotics Research Group was established in the Systems and Information Division of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) in 2010. The group consists of researchers from various fields including chemistry, biophysics, DNA nanotechnology, systems science and robotics, challenging this emerging new field. Last year, the group proposed a research project focusing on molecular robotics, and it was recently awarded a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (FY2012-16), one of the large-scale research projects in Japan, by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JAPAN). Here, we wish to clarify the fundamental concept and research direction of molecular robotics. For this purpose, we present a comprehensive view of molecular robotics based on the discussions held in the Molecular Robotics Research Group.
AB - The rapid progress of molecular nanotechnology has opened the door to molecular robotics, which uses molecules as robot components. In order to promote this new paradigm, the Molecular Robotics Research Group was established in the Systems and Information Division of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) in 2010. The group consists of researchers from various fields including chemistry, biophysics, DNA nanotechnology, systems science and robotics, challenging this emerging new field. Last year, the group proposed a research project focusing on molecular robotics, and it was recently awarded a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (FY2012-16), one of the large-scale research projects in Japan, by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, JAPAN). Here, we wish to clarify the fundamental concept and research direction of molecular robotics. For this purpose, we present a comprehensive view of molecular robotics based on the discussions held in the Molecular Robotics Research Group.
KW - Bottom-up Approach
KW - DNA Nanotechnology
KW - Grant-in-Aid for ScientificResearch on Innovative Areas
KW - Molecular Robotics
KW - Nano-devices
KW - Robotics
KW - Self-organization
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U2 - 10.1007/s00354-012-0121-z
DO - 10.1007/s00354-012-0121-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873348496
SN - 0288-3635
VL - 31
SP - 27
EP - 45
JO - New Generation Computing
JF - New Generation Computing
IS - 1
ER -