Soft Robotics a DIY Introduction to Squishy, Stretchy, and Flexible Robots

"Soft robotics is an emerging field that approaches robots in new ways, enabling them to operate in environments that are unstructured or unstable and to perform tasks that require delicacy and malleability. It's all about engineering with soft materials -- silicone, cloth, balloons, flexi...

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Hauptverfasser: Borgatti, Matthew (VerfasserIn), Love, Kari (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: San Francisco, CA Maker Media, Inc November 2018
Ausgabe:first edition
Schriftenreihe:Make
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction to Soft Robotics
  • Soft Robotics for Space Exploration
  • Using a Water Snake Toy to Move Like an Amoeba
  • Cable Pull Mechanisms: Ready, WIlling, and Cable
  • McKibben Muscles: Strong and Flexible
  • 3D Printing Best Practices
  • The Remora: a Vacuum-Powered Jamminng Gripper
  • Mixing and Casting Silicone
  • Building Your Own Vacuum Chamber
  • The Bibenda: A Simple Pneumatic Bending Actuator
  • The Pneumatic Hand Pump: A Soft Robot Prototyping Tool
  • The Kousa: A Soft Hydraulic Pressure Sensor
  • The Kestrel: A Soft Pneumatic Gripper
  • Soft Robotics Pneumatic Power Supply