Design, fabrication and control of soft robots
Conventionally, engineers have employed rigid materials to fabricate precise, predictable robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members connected at discrete joints. Natural systems, however, often match or exceed the performance of robotic systems with deformable bodies. Cephalopods,...
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| author | Tolley, Michael T. Rus, Daniela L. |
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| description | Conventionally, engineers have employed rigid materials to fabricate precise, predictable robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members connected at discrete joints. Natural systems, however, often match or exceed the performance of robotic systems with deformable bodies. Cephalopods, for example, achieve amazing feats of manipulation and locomotion without a skeleton; even vertebrates such as humans achieve dynamic gaits by storing elastic energy in their compliant bones and soft tissues. Inspired by nature, engineers have begun to explore the design and control of soft-bodied robots composed of compliant materials. This Review discusses recent developments in the emerging field of soft robotics. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1007722022-09-27T22:13:49Z Design, fabrication and control of soft robots Tolley, Michael T. Rus, Daniela L. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Rus, Daniela L. Rus, Daniela L. Conventionally, engineers have employed rigid materials to fabricate precise, predictable robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members connected at discrete joints. Natural systems, however, often match or exceed the performance of robotic systems with deformable bodies. Cephalopods, for example, achieve amazing feats of manipulation and locomotion without a skeleton; even vertebrates such as humans achieve dynamic gaits by storing elastic energy in their compliant bones and soft tissues. Inspired by nature, engineers have begun to explore the design and control of soft-bodied robots composed of compliant materials. This Review discusses recent developments in the emerging field of soft robotics. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grant IIS-1226883) 2016-01-08T02:56:00Z 2016-01-08T02:56:00Z 2015-05 2014-11 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0028-0836 1476-4687 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100772 Rus, Daniela, and Michael T. Tolley. “Design, Fabrication and Control of Soft Robots.” Nature 521, no. 7553 (May 27, 2015): 467–475. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5473-3566 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14543 Nature Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Nature Publishing Group Rus |
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