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ArticleNature communications2020

Self healable neuromorphic memtransistor elements for decentralized sensory signal processing in robotics.

Rohit Abraham John, Naveen Tiwari, Muhammad Iszaki Bin Patdillah, Mohit Rameshchandra Kulkarni, Nidhi Tiwari, Joydeep Basu, Sumon Kumar Bose, Ankit, Chan Jun Yu, Amoolya Nirmal and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Rohit Abraham JohnSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1709-0386
Naveen TiwariSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
Muhammad Iszaki Bin PatdillahEnergy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore.
Mohit Rameshchandra KulkarniSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
Nidhi TiwariEnergy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore.
Joydeep BasuSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-3361
Sumon Kumar BoseSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-972X
AnkitSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-9645
Chan Jun YuSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
Amoolya NirmalSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
Sujaya Kumar VishwanathSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
Chiara BartolozziEvent-Driven Perception for Robotics, Italian Institute of Technology, via San Quirico 19D, 16163, Genova, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3465-6449
Arindam BasuSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore. arindam.basu@ntu.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1035-8770
Nripan MathewsSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore. nripan@ntu.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5234-0822

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sensory information processing in robot skins currently rely on a centralized approach where signal transduction (on the body) is separated from centralized computation and decision-making, requiring the transfer of large amounts of data from periphery to central processors, at the cost of wiring, latency, fault tolerance and robustness. We envision a decentralized approach where intelligence is embedded in the sensing nodes, using a unique neuromorphic methodology to extract relevant information in robotic skins. Here we specifically address pain perception and the association of nociception with tactile perception to trigger the escape reflex in a sensorized robotic arm. The proposed system comprises self-healable materials and memtransistors as enabling technologies for the implementation of neuromorphic nociceptors, spiking local associative learning and communication. Configuring memtransistors as gated-threshold and -memristive switches, the demonstrated system features in-memory edge computing with minimal hardware circuitry and wiring, and enhanced fault tolerance and robustness.

Indexed as

RoboticsSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedTransistors, ElectronicAction PotentialsLogicNeuronal PlasticityNociceptionPresynaptic Terminals

Identifiers

PMID32788588
PMCPMC7424569

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