Soft robotics: a bioinspired evolution in robotics

Soft robotics: a bioinspired evolution in robotics

Highlights • The paper reviews a recent development in soft robotics. • Soft materials in animals inspire a new wave of robotics. • Current enabling technologies in soft robotics and challenges are discussed. • Potential convergence between soft robotics and tissue engineering is introduced.

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2013-05, Vol.31 (5), p.287-294
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Sangbae, Laschi, Cecilia, Trimmer, Barry
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
bio-inspired robot
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanics
Biomimetics - methods
Biotechnology
Engineering
Engineers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Internal Medicine
medicine
Natural environment
Robotics
Robotics - methods
Robots
soft robotics
tissue engineering
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The paper reviews a recent development in soft robotics. • Soft materials in animals inspire a new wave of robotics. • Current enabling technologies in soft robotics and challenges are discussed. • Potential convergence between soft robotics and tissue engineering is introduced.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.03.002