[22a-C105-1~10] 12.3 Functional Materials and Novel Devices

[22a-C105-3] Electrical Stimulation Technology for Cyborg Insects Using Electrodes on Ultra-Thin Polymer Substrates

〇Shumpei Katayama^1,2, Kenjiro Fukuda², Tomoyuki Yokota³, Shinjiro Umezu¹, Takao Someya^2,3 (1.Waseda Univ., 2.RIKEN, 3.Univ. of Tokyo)

Keywords:cyborg insects, polymer electronics

We report a new electrical stimulation technology for cyborg insects using electrodes on an ultra-thin polymer substrate to minimize the invasiveness and ease of manufacturing cyborg insects. Electrodes were fabricated on an ultra-thin polymer substrate and attached to the insect's body surface using a conductive adhesive for electrical stimulation. As with conventional technology in which a stimulation wire is inserted into the insect’s body with surgery, we succeeded in controlling the insect's direction of movement by electrical stimulation. In this presentation, we will discuss the material of the thin film stimulating electrode and compare its responsiveness and persistence to stimulation with conventional technology.