3D printing of very soft elastomer and sacrificial carbohydrate glass/elastomer structures for robotic applications

Recently, soft materials such as silicone elastomers are widely used in soft robotics due to their high flexibility and safe physical interaction with humans. Focusing on three aspects—highly elastic materials, sacrificial materials, and actuation units, we aim to develop an additive manufacturing s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Armita Hamidi, Yonas Tadesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127519307622