Robotic and other skins with a subsurface reinforcement layer embedded at a selectable depth and their method of manufacturing

摘要

A method for fabricating an artificial skin (780) such as for use with a robotic assembly. The method includes providing a mold assembly (700) with an exterior mold (760) and an interior core (610). A cavity (770) is defined between inner surfaces (768) of the exterior mold (760) and exterior surfaces (614) of the interior core (610), thereby defining a shape and thickness of a skin (780). A surface of the interior core includes offsets or standoffs (616) extending outward from the interior core surface (614). The method further includes positioning a sheet of reinforcement material (620) over the surface such that the sheet contacts the offsets (616). The method includes pouring material for the skin system (780) into the mold to occupy the cavity (770) between the exterior mold (760) and the interior core (610). The method includes disassembling the mold assembly and removing the skin with the sheet of reinforcement material (620) embedded within the skin (780) at an offset distance from a surface (784) of the skin. (Fig.7)