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ITALY PLANT ROBOT
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS/VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only
LENGTH: 3:35
SHOTLIST:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - June 2018
1. Right-to-left tracking shot of grapevines in summer
VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
Pontedera, Italy - September 2018
2. Split shot, top view and side view of artificial tendril robot coiling around a natural tendril plant (new plant robot)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - 19 February 2019
3. Close of sign saying "Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Center for Micro-Biorobotics)
4. Wide of exteriors of the IIT Center for Micro-Biorobotics in Pontedera
5. Close of Barbara Mazzolai, director of the Center for Micro-Biorobotics
6. Close of the prototype of the new tendril robot coiling around natural tendril
7. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Barbara Mazzolai, biologist, Director, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
"We have now invented the first tendril, the first tendril-like soft robot, which uses the principle of osmosis, the ability of plants, and actually of all cells, to vary their humidity, their amount of water. It is based on the concentration of ions. In other words water flows from a zone with lower concentration, to a zone with higher concentration of ions. Our idea has been to use this flow of water to generate motion."
VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
ANIMATION
8. Graphics explaining the osmotic flow of liquid that causes the movement of the new artificial tendril robot
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - 19 February 2019
9. Zoom in on researcher Edoardo Sinibaldi working on the artificial tendril
10. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Edoardo Sinibaldi, engineer, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
"This motion can take place in both directions. Actually, tendrils can twist around a support, and if it is not adequate for their following phase of growth, they can go back and make a reversible movement."
VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
11. Close of robot tendril robot coiling around plant tendril
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - 19 February 2019
12. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Edoardo Sinibaldi, engineer, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
"A tendril, which is generally a few millimetres in size, manages to make two rotations in about thirty minutes. We can do it in the same time with this soft robot, indeed the same time taken by natural tendrils."
13. Tilt up of plant in the lab
14. Various of achenes (achene is a dry fruit, it's the ''capsule'' of the seed) of oat reacting to water and twisting
15. Wide of the wet finger of a reasearcher moving close to a smart leaf of the plantoid robot (an earlier robot developed by the team) to show its reaction to humidity
16. Various of the artificial roots of the plantoid moving because of their reaction to light
17. Various of plantoid robot (an earlier robot developed by the team)
LEAD IN :
Researchers in Italy have been inspired by the natural world to create a new robot that mimics tendrils often seen in climbing plants.
The robotic tendrils can climb and curl just like those on real plants.
STORYLINE
The grapevines of Tuscany not only produce world-renowned wines, their twisting tendrils have inspired scientists to create a climbing robot.
Researchers here at the Center for Micro-BioRobotics near Pisa have developed the soft robot from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) a form of polyester.
They were drawn to the idea of plants because their movement is linked to growth, they continuously adapt and morph in the space of their external environment.
Unlike animals they usually cannot change their location, but they can grow in a different direction, or in the case of a carnivorous plant, close their petals around their prey.
The international research team here is led by biologist Barbara Mazzolai.
"We have now invented the first tendril, the first tendril-like soft robot, which uses the principle of osmosis, the ability of plants, and actually of all cells, to vary their humidity, their amount of water. It is based on the concentration of ions. In other words water flows from a zone with lower concentration, to a zone with higher concentration of ions. Our idea has been to use this flow of water to generate a motion," says Mazzolai.
Plants move at a much slower rate than what we can see. One way they move is through osmosis, which shifts water in their stems to change their stiffness.
The robot works using the same physical process of water transportation in plants.
At the bottom of the artificial tendril there's a polymer tube containing a liquid with electrically charged particles (ions) and acting as osmotic membrane.
This tube snakes in-between layers of carbon fiber fabrics, which work as electrodes.
When the unit is connected to a 1.3 Volt battery, the electrically charged particles (ions) are attracted and fixed on the surface of the flexible cloth.
The movement of the particles causes the flow of the liquid and, consequently, the coiling motion of the tendril.
By controlling the passage of the current, the soft arm can coil around supporting structures.
The latest achievement for the team is that the robot can also perform the opposite movement, when the battery is detached.
Institute engineer Edoardo Sinibaldi explains: "A tendril, which is generally a few millimetres in size, manages to make two rotations in about thirty minutes. We can do it in the same time with this soft robot, indeed the same time taken by natural tendrils."
According to Sinibaldi: "A tendril, which is generally a few millimetres in size, manages to make two rotations in about thirty minutes. We can do it in the same time with this soft robot, indeed the same time taken by natural tendrils."
The team is hoping the work will lead eventually to a multitude of applications, such as wearable, flexible orthopaedic supports.
Researcher here say adding sensors to the robotic tendrils would allow them to explore and monitor the environment in a new way.
In 2015 Mazzolai's developed another robot inspired by plants called 'plantoid'.
The plantoid has robot has sensitive leaves and smart roots that copy the way plants get their nutrients or escape danger without using eyes and muscles.
There could be sensors for the temperature, or specific chemicals. The robot could be used check air quality, detect unwanted chemicals in agriculture systems and the environment.
The tips of the roots have sensors that track light, humidity, temperature and nutrition.
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SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS/VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only
LENGTH: 3:35
SHOTLIST:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - June 2018
1. Right-to-left tracking shot of grapevines in summer
VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
Pontedera, Italy - September 2018
2. Split shot, top view and side view of artificial tendril robot coiling around a natural tendril plant (new plant robot)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - 19 February 2019
3. Close of sign saying "Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Center for Micro-Biorobotics)
4. Wide of exteriors of the IIT Center for Micro-Biorobotics in Pontedera
5. Close of Barbara Mazzolai, director of the Center for Micro-Biorobotics
6. Close of the prototype of the new tendril robot coiling around natural tendril
7. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Barbara Mazzolai, biologist, Director, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
"We have now invented the first tendril, the first tendril-like soft robot, which uses the principle of osmosis, the ability of plants, and actually of all cells, to vary their humidity, their amount of water. It is based on the concentration of ions. In other words water flows from a zone with lower concentration, to a zone with higher concentration of ions. Our idea has been to use this flow of water to generate motion."
VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
ANIMATION
8. Graphics explaining the osmotic flow of liquid that causes the movement of the new artificial tendril robot
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - 19 February 2019
9. Zoom in on researcher Edoardo Sinibaldi working on the artificial tendril
10. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Edoardo Sinibaldi, engineer, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
"This motion can take place in both directions. Actually, tendrils can twist around a support, and if it is not adequate for their following phase of growth, they can go back and make a reversible movement."
VNR: ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT)
11. Close of robot tendril robot coiling around plant tendril
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pontedera, Pisa, Italy - 19 February 2019
12. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Edoardo Sinibaldi, engineer, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
"A tendril, which is generally a few millimetres in size, manages to make two rotations in about thirty minutes. We can do it in the same time with this soft robot, indeed the same time taken by natural tendrils."
13. Tilt up of plant in the lab
14. Various of achenes (achene is a dry fruit, it's the ''capsule'' of the seed) of oat reacting to water and twisting
15. Wide of the wet finger of a reasearcher moving close to a smart leaf of the plantoid robot (an earlier robot developed by the team) to show its reaction to humidity
16. Various of the artificial roots of the plantoid moving because of their reaction to light
17. Various of plantoid robot (an earlier robot developed by the team)
LEAD IN :
Researchers in Italy have been inspired by the natural world to create a new robot that mimics tendrils often seen in climbing plants.
The robotic tendrils can climb and curl just like those on real plants.
STORYLINE
The grapevines of Tuscany not only produce world-renowned wines, their twisting tendrils have inspired scientists to create a climbing robot.
Researchers here at the Center for Micro-BioRobotics near Pisa have developed the soft robot from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) a form of polyester.
They were drawn to the idea of plants because their movement is linked to growth, they continuously adapt and morph in the space of their external environment.
Unlike animals they usually cannot change their location, but they can grow in a different direction, or in the case of a carnivorous plant, close their petals around their prey.
The international research team here is led by biologist Barbara Mazzolai.
"We have now invented the first tendril, the first tendril-like soft robot, which uses the principle of osmosis, the ability of plants, and actually of all cells, to vary their humidity, their amount of water. It is based on the concentration of ions. In other words water flows from a zone with lower concentration, to a zone with higher concentration of ions. Our idea has been to use this flow of water to generate a motion," says Mazzolai.
Plants move at a much slower rate than what we can see. One way they move is through osmosis, which shifts water in their stems to change their stiffness.
The robot works using the same physical process of water transportation in plants.
At the bottom of the artificial tendril there's a polymer tube containing a liquid with electrically charged particles (ions) and acting as osmotic membrane.
This tube snakes in-between layers of carbon fiber fabrics, which work as electrodes.
When the unit is connected to a 1.3 Volt battery, the electrically charged particles (ions) are attracted and fixed on the surface of the flexible cloth.
The movement of the particles causes the flow of the liquid and, consequently, the coiling motion of the tendril.
By controlling the passage of the current, the soft arm can coil around supporting structures.
The latest achievement for the team is that the robot can also perform the opposite movement, when the battery is detached.
Institute engineer Edoardo Sinibaldi explains: "A tendril, which is generally a few millimetres in size, manages to make two rotations in about thirty minutes. We can do it in the same time with this soft robot, indeed the same time taken by natural tendrils."
According to Sinibaldi: "A tendril, which is generally a few millimetres in size, manages to make two rotations in about thirty minutes. We can do it in the same time with this soft robot, indeed the same time taken by natural tendrils."
The team is hoping the work will lead eventually to a multitude of applications, such as wearable, flexible orthopaedic supports.
Researcher here say adding sensors to the robotic tendrils would allow them to explore and monitor the environment in a new way.
In 2015 Mazzolai's developed another robot inspired by plants called 'plantoid'.
The plantoid has robot has sensitive leaves and smart roots that copy the way plants get their nutrients or escape danger without using eyes and muscles.
There could be sensors for the temperature, or specific chemicals. The robot could be used check air quality, detect unwanted chemicals in agriculture systems and the environment.
The tips of the roots have sensors that track light, humidity, temperature and nutrition.
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Clients are reminded:
(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com.
(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service
(iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.
