WORKPACKAGES

WP1 is devoted to the coordination of scientific and administrative activities, ensuring the timely evolution and contingency plan actuation of COgITOR.

Here we will develop the sensing skin of the robot, that will be able to sense a touch and identify the position of the contact. Our skin will also be capable of self-healing, in case of accidental damage due to contact with a sharp blade or spiky rock.

Here we will develop the liquid state memory and brain of the robot, testing an innovative design based on the holonomic architecture and on a proprietary integrated system, called Dandelium, that will perform high frequency tomographies of the COgITOR from inside.

Here we will develop a subsystem responsible for the liquid robot metabolism, converting heat into electrical energy for powering the Dandelium.

The final integration & testing of COGITOR prototype receives output from WP2, WP3 and WP4 and realizes the combined assessment of self-healing and fault-tolerance capabilities; interference between its functionalities, operation in extreme environment. Testing in such representative harsh conditions will be executed in water, seawater and oil bath where temperature ranges between 0 and 90 °C, pressure ranges between 1 and 100 bar, and a magnetic field that ranges between 0 and 1 T.

WP6 is devoted to the exploitation of results; dissemination of scientific breakthrough at conferences and public events; communication to specific and non-specific audiences.