Publication: Soft Robotics for Chemists
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2011
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Ilievski, Filip, Aaron D. Mazzeo, Robert F. Shepherd, Xin Chen, and George M. Whitesides. 2011. “Soft Robotics for Chemists.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50, no. 8: 1890–1895.
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Soft robots: A methodology based on embedded pneumatic networks (PneuNets) is described that enables large-amplitude actuations in soft elastomers by pressurizing embedded channels. Examples include a structure that can change its curvature from convex to concave, and devices that act as compliant grippers for handling fragile objects (e.g., a chicken egg).
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elastomers, polymers, robotics, soft lithography
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