Open AccessDevelopment of High-Durability Flexible Fabrics Using High-Strength Synthetic Fibers and its Application to Soft Robots
Author(s) -
Gen Endo,
K. Yamagishi,
Y. Yamanaka,
Kenjiro Tadakuma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.2022.p0266
Subject(s) - durability , robot , soft robotics , bending , mechanical engineering , computer science , materials science , engineering , structural engineering , composite material , artificial intelligence
This letter introduces a research project as invited research of Science of Soft Robots from 2019–2020. The primary purpose of this research is to investigate the mechanical durability of fabrics subjected to repeated bending, as when used as a structural part of a soft robot. The fabric is then applied to a soft robot, a gripper for food handling. Two experimental durability testing devices are developed, and the results of initial measurements are presented. Additionally, a soft pneumatic hand with membranes, inspired by the form of a deep-sea octopus, is also presented as an application example.