Soft Pneumatic Bending Actuator with Integrated Carbon Nanotube Displacement Sensor

The excellent compliance and large range of motion of soft actuators controlled by fluid pressure has lead to strong interest in applying devices of this type for biomimetic and human-robot interaction applications. However, in contrast to soft actuators fabricated from stretchable silicone material...

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Main Authors: Tim Giffney, Mengying Xie, Aaron Yong, Andrew Wong, Philippe Mousset, Andrew McDaid, Kean Aw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Robotics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/5/1/7