MAGNETIC ASSEMBLY OF SOFT ROBOTS WITH HARD COMPONENTS
摘要
<p>Reconfigurable soft robotic actuators with hard components are described. Magnetic attraction is used to couple flexible molded bodies capable of actuation upon pressurization with other flexible molded bodies and/or with hard components (e.g., frames and connectors) to form a seal for fluidic communication and cooperative actuation. Pneumatic de-coupling chambers built into the hard components to de-couple the hard components from the magnetically-coupled soft molded bodies are described. The use of magnetic self-alignment coupling and pneumatic de-coupling allows for the remote assembly and disassembly of complex structures involving hard and soft components. The magnetic coupling allows for rapid, reversible reconfiguration of hybrid soft-hard robots for repair, testing new designs, and carrying out new tasks.</p>
申请公布号
WO2014138123(A1)
申请公布日期
2014.09.12
申请号
WO2014US20415
申请日期
2014.03.04
申请人
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
发明人
KWOK, SEN, W.;MORIN, STEPHEN, A.;MOSADEGH, BOBAK;SO, JU-HEE;SHEPHERD, ROBERT, F.;WHITESIDES, GEORGE, M.