Development of Electrostatic Linear Motor for Insect-Type Microrobot

The authors aim to develop an insect-type microrobot system which can operate autonomously like as an insect by mounting a sensor, a power supply, a motor, and a controller in a millimeter-sized body. Realization of robots the same as the performance of organisms is difficult with current robotics. In particular, small size actuator with low power consumption, which can actuate by small-sized energy source are difficult to realize. In this paper, the authors will discuss an electrostatic linear motor to move the legs of the microrobot with low energy consumption using a small power source.