Soft Robotics Whitesides Research Group
Overview. The development of new types of soft robotic structures and especially materials and methods for the fabrication of such robots requires and offers rich new opportunities for collaborations involving organic chemistry soft materials science and robotics. This project centers on a methodology based on embedded pneumatic networks
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Chameleons weird speedy tongues inspire faster soft robots
These new pre-stressed soft robots have several significant advantages over existing soft robotic systems Martinez says. First they excel at gripping holding and manipulating a large variety
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Printable Hydraulics A Method for Fabricating Robots by
Simultaneously de- positing photopolymers and a non-curing liquid allows complex pre-filled fluidic channels to be fabricated. This new printing capability enables complex hydraulically actuated robots and robotic components to be automatically built with no assem- bly required.
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A 3D-printed functionally graded soft robot powered by
systems (12) that are more adaptable (13) safer (14 15) and more resilient (16) than their fully rigid counterparts. The design and fabrication of soft robotic systems however presents significant engineering challenges (17 18).The bodies of soft robots
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An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely
Aug 24 2016 · The body and microfluidic logic of the robot are fabricated using moulding and soft lithography respectively and the pneumatic actuator networks
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Soft multi-functional robots get really smalland spider
"By developing a new hybrid technology that merges three different fabrication techniques we created a soft robotic spider made only of silicone rubber with 18 degrees of freedom encompassing
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4D Printing at the MicroscaleSpiegel2020Advanced
Dec 19 2019 · 1 Introduction. 3D printing has recently attracted significant attention not only in the basic sciences but also in industry. 1-3 Today different materials including ceramic metals polymers and composites can be processed by 3D printing. 4 Multijet modeling (MJM) fused deposition modeling (FDM) inkjet and aerosol jet printing selective laser sintering (SLS) stereolithography (SLA
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Negshell casting 3D-printed structured and sacial
Jun 12 2020 · Soft robot fabrication by casting liquid elastomer often requires multiple steps of casting or skillful manual labor. We present a novel soft robotic fabrication technique negshell casting (negative-space eggshell casting) that reduces the steps required for fabrication by introducing 3D-printed thin-walled cores for use in casting that are meant to be left in place instead of being removed
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New Soft Stretchable Metal Can Be 3D Printed
A new skin-like electrically conductive metal material could pave the way for innovations in soft robotics and wearables. (Image courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University/Soft Machines Lab.) While attempts to develop a new material may not always pan out a successful attempt in 2018 has led to ongoing research and new potentials.
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Biomimetic soft actuator design modeling control and
Oct 31 2005 · A new biomimetic linear actuator named Antagonistically Driven Linear Actuator (ANTLA) that could be directly employed in both macro and microscale of robotic applications is introduced in the present work. The presented actuator provides cost effectiveness and simple fabrication process thanks to its plain construction. In addition to producing basic bidirectional rectilinear motions the
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Soft Robotics A Perspective—Current Trends and Prospects
Soft robots are primarily composed of easily deformable matter such as fluids gels and elastomers that match the elastic and rheological properties of biological tissue and organs. Like an octopus squeezing through a narrow opening or a rolling through uneven terrain a soft robot must adapt its shape and locomotion strategy for a
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Soft Robotics Allows Scientists to Reach Out and "Touch
A new paper published in the journal Soft Robotics may provide a solution. The researchers were able to produce two types of grippers that could be used to handle marine life and in the process
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Soft Robotics A Perspective—Current Trends and Prospects
Soft robots are primarily composed of easily deformable matter such as fluids gels and elastomers that match the elastic and rheological properties of biological tissue and organs. Like an octopus squeezing through a narrow opening or a rolling through uneven terrain a soft robot must adapt its shape and locomotion strategy for a
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Integrated flexible microactuator systems Robotica
Soft Robotics Review of Fluid-Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices Manufacturing A new fabrication process based on stereo lithography and a new FMA design called a restraint beam FMA. Stereo lithography enables fabrication of micro-structures with rubber-like materials suitable for integrated FMAs. The restraint beam FMA makes it possible
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Microscale Soft RoboticsMotivations Progress and
Explores the applications of microscale soft robots and devices as minimally invasive and biomimetic medical devices. see more benefits. Buy this book. eBook 46 00 €. price for Spain (gross) Buy eBook. ISBN . Digitally watermarked DRM-free. Included format EPUB PDF.
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3D Micromolding of Small-Scale Biological RobotsIEEE
Jul 08 2018 · Abstract Small-scale robots are widely applicable for use in biological environments. Robots operating in these workspaces require non-cytotoxic and biodegradable architectures. Traditional methods of manufacturing millimeter or micrometer scale robots inherently preclude the use of many naturally-derived biological materials which fulfill these requirements.
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Soft Robotics A Perspective—Current Trends and Prospects
Soft robots are primarily composed of easily deformable matter such as fluids gels and elastomers that match the elastic and rheological properties of biological tissue and organs. Like an octopus squeezing through a narrow opening or a rolling through uneven terrain a soft robot must adapt its shape and locomotion strategy for a
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New Fabrication Process Enables Microscale Soft Robots
Aug 07 2018 · New Fabrication Process Enables Microscale Soft Robots. By The Robot Report Staff August 7 2018. A new fabrication process enables the creation of soft robots at the millimeter scale with features on the micrometer scale. Shown here is a small soft
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An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely
Aug 24 2016 · The body and microfluidic logic of the robot are fabricated using moulding and soft lithography respectively and the pneumatic actuator networks
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3D Micromolding of Small-Scale Biological RobotsIEEE
Jul 08 2018 · Abstract Small-scale robots are widely applicable for use in biological environments. Robots operating in these workspaces require non-cytotoxic and biodegradable architectures. Traditional methods of manufacturing millimeter or micrometer scale robots inherently preclude the use of many naturally-derived biological materials which fulfill these requirements.
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Soft Robotics Harvard Biodesign Lab
Soft fluidic actuators consisting of elastomeric matrices with embedded flexible materials (e.g. cloth paper fiber particles) are of particular interest to the robotics community because they are lightweight affordable and easily customized to a given application. These actuators can be rapidly fabricated in a multi-step molding process and
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Jun 20 2020 · Fabrication of soft robots is currently challenging and highly time- and labor-intensive. Recent advancements in three-dimensional (3D) printing of soft materials and multi-materials have become the key to enable direct manufacturing of soft robots with sophisticated designs and functions.
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Apr 25 2018 · Bacteria-propelled biohybrid microswimmers have recently shown to be able to actively transport and deliver cargos encapsulated into their synthetic constructs to specific regions locally. However usage of synthetic materials as cargo carriers can result in inferior performance in load-carrying efficiency biocompatibility and biodegradability impeding clinical translation of biohybrid
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New manufacturing methods needed for soft machines robots
Jun 18 2014 · "Our process enables digital fabrication of the sensors on the micro-scale. While this is a huge step forward we need to continue to decrease
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Soft roboticsWikipedia
Soft robotics is the specific subfield of robotics dealing with constructing robots from highly compliant materials similar to those found in living organisms.. Soft robotics draws heavily from the way in which living organisms move and adapt to their surroundings. In contrast to robots built from rigid materials soft robots allow for increased flexibility and adaptability for accomplishing
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Mar 22 2021 · "Automating the design of sensorized soft robots is an important step toward rapidly creating intelligent tools that help people with physical tasks " says Rus. "The sensors are an important aspect of the process as they enable the soft robot to "see" and understand the world and its relationship with the world."
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Soft multi-functional robots get really small and
Aug 06 2018 · Scientists have created -- of all things -- a soft robotic spider. Don t worry it doesn t bite the spider is a demonstration of a new manufacturing process that can produce soft robots on the
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New NSF innovation grant supports soft robotics research
New 1.9M NSF grant supports soft robotics research. Imagine a search and rescue situation where a robot combs through rubble to save a trapped individual or an agile robot is administered to detonate a bomb. The machines ideal for these types of scenarios are soft robots that can be built with a higher level of mobility at a much lower cost.
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Soft-Bodied Robots More Efficient With New Deep Learning
Now researchers at MIT have developed a new deep learning algorithm that helps engineers design soft robots in a way that enables them to collect more data on their surroundings. The algorithm works by suggesting an optimized placement of sensors within the robot s body. This enables it to complete assigned tasks while interacting with the
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