The new science and technology of edible robots and robotic food for humans and animals

Información del proyecto

ROBOFOOD

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 964596

DOI

10.3030/964596

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 15 Diciembre 2020

Fecha de inicio 1 Octubre 2021

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Coste total

€ 3 411 691,25

Aportación de la UE

€ 3 411 691,25

Coordinado por

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Switzerland

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Robofood Website

Project public website presenting goals consortiums members results public deliverables and media resources

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (20)

Inkjet Printable Conductive Activated Carbon Ink from Sustainable Sources

Autores: João Paulo Vita Damasceno, Valerio Francesco Annese, Giulia Coco, Lauro Tatsuo Kubota, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: ACS Applied Electronic Materials, Edición 7, 2025, Página(s) 4403-4412, ISSN 2637-6113
Editor: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.4c01509

Designing 3D-printed wheat starch cryogels: Effect of geometry on mechanical performance

Autores: Ruihao Zhu, Jáchym Jarkulisch, Maarten A.I. Schutyser, Remko M. Boom, Lu Zhang
Publicado en: Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Edición 102, 2025, Página(s) 104003, ISSN 1466-8564
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104003

Edible aquatic robots with Marangoni propulsion

Autores: Shuhang Zhang, Bokeon Kwak, Ruihao Zhu, Markéta Pankhurst, Lu Zhang, Remko M. Boom, Dario Floreano
Publicado en: Nature Communications, Edición 16, 2025, ISSN 2041-1723
Editor: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59559-8

Edible Soft Actuators Based on Konjac Glucomannan for Underwater Operation

Autores: Ryo Kanno, Bokeon Kwak, Markéta Pankhurst, Jun Shintake, Dario Floreano
Publicado en: Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024, ISSN 2640-4567
Editor: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202300473

A Corn‐Based Electrically Conductive Glue for Integration of Edible Electronics

Autores: Noemí Contreras‐Pereda, Valerio Galli, Pietro Cataldi, Valerio Francesco Annese, Giulia Coco, Athanassia Athanassiou, Alessandro Luzio, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Small Science, Edición 5, 2025, ISSN 2688-4046
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202400373

An Edible Bistable Tilt Sensor Enabling Autonomous Operation of a Partially Eatable Rolling Robot

Autores: Valerio F. Annese; Bokeon Kwak; Giulia Coco; Valerio Galli; Ivan K. Ilic; Pietro Cataldi; Dario Floreano; Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Advanced Sensor Research, 2023, ISSN 2751-1219
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/adsr.202300092

Edible cellulose-based conductive composites for triboelectric nanogenerators and supercapacitors

Autores: Leonardo Lamanna; Giuseppina Pace; Ivan K. Ilic; Pietro Cataldi; Fabrizio Viola; Marco Friuli; Valerio Galli; Christian Demitri; Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Nano Energy, 2023, ISSN 2211-2855
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108168

A Coplanar Edible Rechargeable Battery with Enhanced Capacity

Autores: Valerio Galli, Valerio F. Annese, Giulia Coco, Pietro Cataldi, Vincenzo Scribano, Ivan K. Ilic, Athanassia Athanassiou, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Advanced Materials Technologies, Edición 9, 2024, ISSN 2365-709X
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202400715

An Edible Rechargeable Battery

Autores: Ivan K. Ilic, Valerio Galli, Leonardo Lamanna, Pietro Cataldi, Lea Pasquale, Valerio F. Annese, Athanassia Athanassiou, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Advanced Materials, 2023, ISSN 1521-4095
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211400

Towards edible robots and robotic food

Autores: Dario Floreano, Bokeon Kwak, Markéta Pankhurst, Jun Shintake, Mario Caironi, Valerio F. Annese, Qiukai Qi, Jonathan Rossiter, Remko M. Boom
Publicado en: Nature Reviews Materials, Edición 9, 2024, Página(s) 589-599, ISSN 2058-8437
Editor: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s41578-024-00688-9

3D-printing of thermoplastic protein-based composites by fused deposition modelling

Autores: Quinten Steffens, Marije Vliek, Ruud van der Sman, Remko Boom, Lu Zhang
Publicado en: Journal of Food Engineering, Edición 401, 2025, Página(s) 112660, ISSN 0260-8774
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2025.112660

Active Biopaste for Coral Reef Restoration

Autores: Gabriele Corigliano, Valerio Isa, Valerio Francesco Annese, Camilla Rinaldi, Maria Summa, Rosalia Bertorelli, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Mario Caironi, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Simone Montano, Athanassia Athanassiou
Publicado en: Advanced Materials, 2025, ISSN 0935-9648
Editor: United Nations Industrial Developement Organization
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202502078

Edible, optically modulating, shape memory oleogel composites for sustainable soft robotics

Autores: Qiukai Qi; Alexander Keller; Lihaoya Tan; Yogeenth Kumaresan; Jonathan Rossiter
Publicado en: Materials & Design, 2023, ISSN 0264-1275
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112339

Printed Integrated Logic Circuits Based on Chitosan‐Gated Organic Transistors for Future Edible Systems

Autores: Giulia Coco, Valerio Francesco Annese, Valerio Galli, Ilaria Penna, Debora Russo, Marina Veronesi, Rita Scarpelli, Stefania Sabella, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, ISSN 1616-301X
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202506452

The rise of transient robotics

Autores: Qiukai Qi, Valentina Lo Gatto, Alexander Keller, Remko Boom, Mario Caironi, Dario Floreano, Jonathan Rossiter
Publicado en: Device, Edición 2, 2024, Página(s) 100554, ISSN 2666-9986
Editor: Cell Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.device.2024.100554

A Sprayable Electrically Conductive Edible Coating for Piezoresistive Strain Sensing

Autores: Valerio Francesco Annese, Pietro Cataldi, Valerio Galli, Giulia Coco, João Paulo Vita Damasceno, Alex Keller, Yogeenth Kumaresan, Pietro Rossi, Ivan K. Ilic, Bokeon Kwak, Lauro Tatsuo Kubota, Athanassia Athanassiou, Jonathan Rossiter, Dario Floreano, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: Advanced Sensor Research, 2023, ISSN 2751-1219
Editor: Wiley-VCH
DOI: 10.1002/adsr.202300150

Tuning the mechanical properties of starch-based cryogels with the aid of additives

Autores: Ruihao Zhu, Maarten A.I. Schutyser, Remko M. Boom, Lu Zhang
Publicado en: Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, Edición 8, 2025, Página(s) 100548, ISSN 2666-8939
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2024.100548

Organic Nontoxic Rechargeable Batteries in Food Packaging: A Feasibility Study

Autores: Valerio F. Annese, Valerio Galli, Giulia Coco, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics, Edición 2, 2024, Página(s) 252-258, ISSN 2771-9529
Editor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/tafe.2024.3392985

Edible Jumpers Powered by Shell Snapping

Autores: Bokeon Kwak, Juliette Hars, Dario Floreano
Publicado en: Advanced Materials Technologies, Edición 10, 2025, ISSN 2365-709X
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202401230

A Carbon-Based NTC Resistive Temperature Sensor for Edible Electronics

Autores: Valerio Francesco Annese, Valerio Galli, Giulia Coco, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics, Edición 3, 2024, Página(s) 300-305, ISSN 2768-167X
Editor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/jflex.2024.3436594

Conference proceedings (9)

Edible Electronics for Sustainable Agrifood: Towards the Integration of Edible Rechargeable Batteries with Sensor Networks

Autores: Valerio Galli; Giulia Coco; Valerio F Annese; Mario Caironi
Publicado en: 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics, 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/cafe58535.2023.10291417

Edible Transistors: from Fabrication to Tips for Storage

Autores: Elena Feltri, Valerio Galli, Fabrizio Mario Ferrarese, Alessandro Luzio, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), 2024, Página(s) 1-4
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/fleps61194.2024.10604074

GelBat: An Edible Gelatin-Based Battery

Autores: Chen, Hsing-Yu; Keller, Alexander; Conn, Andrew; Rossiter, Jonathan
Publicado en: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023, ISBN 979-8-3503-3222-3
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/robosoft55895.2023.10121947

Eat, Test, Digest: Towards Diagnostic Food for Next-Generation Gastrointestinal Tract Monitoring

Autores: Valerio F. Annese; Valerio Galli; Giulia Coco; Mario Caironi
Publicado en: 2023 9th International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI), 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/iwasi58316.2023.10164549

Towards edible drones for rescue missions: design and flight of nutritional wings

Autores: Bokeon Kwak; Jun Shintake; Lu Zhang; Dario Floreano
Publicado en: 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022, ISBN 978-1-6654-7927-1
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/iros47612.2022.9981956

Biodegradable Humidity Actuators for Sustainable Soft Robotics using Deliquescent Hydrogels

Autores: Alexander Keller; Qiukai Qi; Yogeenth Kumaresan; Andrew T. Conn; Jonathan Rossiter
Publicado en: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/robosoft55895.2023.10122093

A Gelatin/Activated Carbon Multifunctional Coating for Future Edible Diagnostic Systems

Autores: Valerio F. Annese, Giulia Coco, Valerio Galli, Elda Sala, Mario Caironi
Publicado en: 2024 IEEE SENSORS, 2024, Página(s) 1-4
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/sensors60989.2024.10784659

Design and manufacture of edible microfluidic logic gates

Autores: Shuhang Zhang; Bokeon Kwak; Dario Floreano
Publicado en: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/robosoft55895.2023.10122039

Edible Electronics and Robofood: A Move Towards Sensors for Edible Robots and Robotic Food

Autores: Valerio F Annese; Giulia Coco; Valeri Galli; Pietro Cataldi; Mario Caironi
Publicado en: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), 2023, Página(s) 1-4
Editor: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FLEPS57599.2023.10220412