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Design, fabrication and control of soft robots.
- Source :
- Nature; 5/28/2015, Vol. 521 Issue 7553, p467-475, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOFT robotics
ROBOTICS
BIOMATERIALS
MACHINE theory
ENGINEERING
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00280836
- Volume :
- 521
- Issue :
- 7553
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nature
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103043654
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14543