DISTRIBUTED PRESSURIZATION AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR SOFT ROBOTS

摘要

A soft robot is described, including: a flexible and/or stretchable body; a common fluid pressunzation unit; and a plurality of fluid chambers each embedded in the flexible and/or stretchable body and capable of fluidic connection with the common fluid pressurization unit through a pressurizing valve; wherein the pressurizing valve is capable of being activated to allow the pressurized fluid to flow from the common fluid pressurization unit into the fluid chamber to result in actuation. Methods of using the soft robot are also described.