Rus and Tolley 2015 survey paper
Unknown Terms
- Cephalopods
- hyper-redundant
- alloy actuators
- elastomer tubes
- Pneumatic artificial muscles
- pneumatically
- hydraulically
- kinematics
- cardiomyocytes
Soft LEGO: Bottom-Up Design Platform for Soft Robotics
This paper talks about using LEGOs in soft robotics by developing inflatable, bendable, and channel soft bricks. This test is a great start to fast and easy prototypes of soft robots in toys.
J. Lee, J. Eom, W. Choi, and K. Cho. Soft LEGO: Bottom-Up Design Platform for Soft Robotics. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 7513–7520. October 2018. doi:10.1109/IROS.2018.8593546.
Otariidae-Inspired Soft-Robotic Supernumerary Flippers by Fabric Kirigami and Origami
The researchers developed a wearable soft robot for the arm that is inspired by the eared seals through origami patterns and kirigami.
S. Liu et al., “Otariidae-Inspired Soft-Robotic Supernumerary Flippers by Fabric Kirigami and Origami,” in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 2747-2757, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2020.3045476.
Autonomous Soft Robotic Fish Capable of Escape Maneuvers Using Fluidic Elastomer Actuators
This paper talks about a soft robot fish that has escape responses like a real biological fish.
Marchese, Andrew D et al. “Autonomous Soft Robotic Fish Capable of Escape Maneuvers Using Fluidic Elastomer Actuators.” Soft robotics vol. 1,1 (2014): 75-87. doi:10.1089/soro.2013.0009