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Soft robotics

Soft robotics is a subfield of robotics that concerns the design, control, and fabrication of robots composed of compliant materials, instead of rigid links. In contrast to rigid-bodied robots built from metals, ceramics and hard plastics, the compliance of soft robots can improve their safety when working in close contact with humans.

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Soft robotics

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Soft robotics

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related to International events · 37
Soft robotics → Actuation, Advances, Applications, April, BC, Berkeley, Blending, CA, Canada2016 First Soft Robotics, Challenge, Conference, Display, Haptic Sensation, ICRA2015, IEEE International Conference, Integration, Interaction, International Workshop, Italy2015, Italy2016 Soft Robotics
related to Biomimicry · 15
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related to In popular culture · 12
Soft robotics → Baymax, Big Hero, Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, Chris Atkeson's, Disney, Doctor Octopus, In, Into, Sony, Spider-Man, Spider-Verse, The
related to Types and designs · 10
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related to Bio-mimicry · 5
Soft robotics → Further, Plant, The, These, This
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Soft robotics → AIScience Robotics, Frontiers, Robotics, SoRo
see also · 3
Soft robotics → Articulated, Growing RoboticsMagnetic, Pneumatic
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Soft robotics → design and construction of robots with physically flexible bodies and electronics, subfield of robotics that concerns the design

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Soft roboticsis asubfield of robotics that concerns the design0.90text
Soft roboticsis adesign and construction of robots with physically flexible bodies and electronics0.90text
flexibility which allows them to squeeze into places rigid bodies cannotinstance ofRobots with entirely soft bodies have tremendous potential0.80text
which could prove useful in disaster relief scenariosinstance ofRobots with entirely soft bodies have tremendous potential0.80text
direct ink writinginstance ofThis SCM process is utilized in the production of mesoscale robots as the polymer connectors serve as low friction alternatives to pin joints.Additive manufacturing processes su…0.80text
delamination between glued partsinstance ofThis technique avoids some of the drawbacks of conventional manufacturing routes0.80text
amid wildlifeinstance ofThey could also be used for ecological studies0.80text
changes in heatinstance ofwhich are designed to reproduce the capabilities of human skin to respond to environmental factors0.80text
pressure.Advances in electronic skin research focus on the design of materials that should exhibit the following characteristicsinstance ofwhich are designed to reproduce the capabilities of human skin to respond to environmental factors0.80text
Soft roboticsrelated to Bio-mimicryPlant0.60section
Soft roboticsrelated to Bio-mimicryFurther0.60section
Soft roboticsrelated to Bio-mimicryThis0.60section

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