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EvoBot: An open-source, modular liquid handling robot for nurturing microbial fuel cells

Ieropoulos, Ioannis; Taylor, Benjamin; Theodosiou, Pavlina; Stoy, Kasper; Nejatimoharrami, Farzad; Fai�a, Andres

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Authors

Yannis Ieropoulos Ioannis2.Ieropoulos@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Bioenergy & Director of B-B

Benjamin Taylor

Pavlina Theodosiou

Kasper Stoy

Farzad Nejatimoharrami

Andres Fai�a



Abstract

Liquid handling robots are rarely used in the domain of
artificial life. In this field, transitory behaviours of nonequilibrium man-made systems are studied and need an automatic monitoring and logging of results. In addition, artificial life experiments are dynamic with frequent changes, which makes it difficult to apply conventional liquid handling robots as they are designed to automate a pre-defined task.
In order to address these issues, we have developed an open source liquid handling robot, EvoBot. It uses a modular approach, which gives us the possibility to reconfigure the robot for different experiments and make it possible for users to add functionality by just developing a function specific module. In addition, it provides sensors and extra functionality for monitoring an experiment, which allows researchers to perform interactive experiments with the aim of prolonging
non-equilibrium conditions. In this paper, we describe the modular design of EvoBot, document its performance, and provide a novel example of an interactive experiment in artificial life, where the robot nurtures a microbial fuel cell based on its voltage output.

Citation

Ieropoulos, I., Taylor, B., Theodosiou, P., Stoy, K., Nejatimoharrami, F., & Faiña, A. (2016). EvoBot: An open-source, modular liquid handling robot for nurturing microbial fuel cells. In ALIFE 2016: The Fifteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch099

Conference Name ALIFE 2016: The Fifteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems
Conference Location Cancún, Mexico
Start Date Jul 4, 2016
End Date Aug 8, 2016
Acceptance Date Jul 4, 2016
Online Publication Date Jun 29, 2018
Publication Date Jul 4, 2016
Deposit Date Mar 7, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Book Title ALIFE 2016: The Fifteenth International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems
ISBN 9780262339360
DOI https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch099
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/865760
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch099

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