A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics
Soft robotics is currently a rapidly growing new field of robotics whereby the robots are fundamentally soft and elastically deformable. Fabrication of soft robots is currently challenging and highly time- and labor-intensive. Recent advancements in three-dimensional (3D) printing of soft materials...
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| author | Yap, Yee Ling Sing, Swee Leong Yeong, Wai Yee |
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| description | Soft robotics is currently a rapidly growing new field of robotics whereby the robots are fundamentally soft and elastically deformable. 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. Hence, this paper aims to review the current 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics applications, as well as the potentials of 3D printing technologies on 3D printed soft robotics. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1437532023-03-04T17:22:44Z A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics Yap, Yee Ling Sing, Swee Leong Yeong, Wai Yee School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Singapore Centre for 3D Printing Engineering::Manufacturing::Polymers and plastics Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots Additive Manufacturing Soft Robotics Soft robotics is currently a rapidly growing new field of robotics whereby the robots are fundamentally soft and elastically deformable. 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. Hence, this paper aims to review the current 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics applications, as well as the potentials of 3D printing technologies on 3D printed soft robotics. National Research Foundation (NRF) Accepted version This research is supported by the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore under its Medium-Sized Centre funding scheme. 2020-09-22T02:40:44Z 2020-09-22T02:40:44Z 2020 Journal Article Yap, Y. L., Sing, S. L., & Yeong, W. Y. (2020). A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 26(8), 1345-1361. doi:10.1108/RPJ-11-2019-0302 1355-2546 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143753 10.1108/RPJ-11-2019-0302 8 26 1345 1361 en Rapid Prototyping Journal © 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Rapid Prototyping Journal and is made available with permission of Emerald Publishing Limited. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Manufacturing::Polymers and plastics Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots Additive Manufacturing Soft Robotics Yap, Yee Ling Sing, Swee Leong Yeong, Wai Yee A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| title | A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| title_full | A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| title_fullStr | A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| title_short | A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| title_sort | review of 3d printing processes and materials for soft robotics |
| topic | Engineering::Manufacturing::Polymers and plastics Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots Additive Manufacturing Soft Robotics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143753 |
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