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Soft Robotics: Review of Fluid‐Driven Intrinsically Soft Devices; Manufacturing, Sensing, Control, and Applications in Human‐Robot Interaction
Author(s) -
Polygerinos Panagiotis,
Correll Nikolaus,
Morin Stephen A.,
Mosadegh Bobak,
Onal Cagdas D.,
Petersen Kirstin,
Cianchetti Matteo,
Tolley Michael T.,
Shepherd Robert F.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201700016
Subject(s) - soft robotics , elastomer , robot , soft materials , robotics , materials science , fluidics , nanotechnology , artificial intelligence , smart material , mechanical engineering , thermoplastic elastomer , computer science , engineering , composite material , aerospace engineering , polymer , copolymer
The emerging field of soft robotics makes use of many classes of materials including metals, low glass transition temperature (Tg) plastics, and high Tg elastomers. Dependent on the specific design, all of these materials may result in extrinsically soft robots. Organic elastomers, however, have elastic moduli ranging from tens of megapascals down to kilopascals; robots composed of such materials are intrinsically soft − they are always compliant independent of their shape. This class of soft machines has been used to reduce control complexity and manufacturing cost of robots, while enabling sophisticated and novel functionalities often in direct contact with humans. This review focuses on a particular type of intrinsically soft, elastomeric robot − those powered via fluidic pressurization.