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Soft Robotics

Program Outline

This class will focus in the study of a specific field in robotics, the soft robotics. Unlike rigid robots we are mostly used to, soft bodied robots have similarities and performance characteristics similar to living organisms or the human body. Soft-robotics are based in Bio-inspired design or biomimicry and have applications in wearables, rehabilitation prosthetics, surgical robots, rescuing and others. We will focus on the fabrication of soft actuators, sensors and grippers using novel materials, artificial muscles and performative locomotion design.

References

  • Biomimicry
  • Locomotion
  • Pneumatics
  • Flexures
  • Molding and casting

Assignment:

  • Level BASIC: Pneumatic wrist brace
  • Level Intermediate: Soft Gripper
  • Level Advanced : Pneumatic, digitally controlled system

Files

All the files created for this assignment can be downloaded by clicking on the link bellow:

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Designing a Soft Gripper Mold

The design of the mold was done on fusion 360. In general, I created a sketch for the whole mold and then made three extrusion with different lengths, so I extruded out only the base of the mold towards the back face, then, I extrude out toward the front face the inner parts of the mold and, finally, I extrude out the walls of the mold towards the front face.

The body was exported as an STL file.