Day 4: (Mon Jan 31, Week 3) Peer Review

Notes for 2022-01-31.

New Assignments

• Due before next class: Exercise: Art and Design Inspirations.

Administrative

• Today we meet in person in Hunt A4.

• Reminder: if you are not qualified for the IDeATe laser cutters, now is a good time to sign up for BioRaft training sessions, please see IDeATe Laser Cutter Policies.

Agenda

1. Did anyone else see the “Softbotics” faculty dialogue? Responses?
   
   

2. Review of peer review exercise (about 5 minutes per paper)

   • Prompts

     • Why did you pick it?

     • What can we learn from this paper?

     • Summary of judgement?

   • Thrust force characterization of free-swimming soft robotic jellyfish [R17]

   • Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Analysis of a Pressure-Operated Soft Robotic Snake [R42]

   • A five-way directional soft valve with a case study: a starfish like soft robot [R84]

   • Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion [R25]

   • The Helpless Soft Robot – Stimulating Human Collaboration through Robotic Movement [R49]

   • Driving Soft Robots with Low-Boiling Point Fluids [R18]
     
     

3. Discussion of Art and Design Literature

   • Art Literature

   • Bibliography of Soft Art (S22)

   • S21 course art bibliography

   • S21 exercise results

4. Mid-class break.
   
   

5. Breakouts. What scope of work in art and design which might inform our approach?

   1. Say hello, introduce yourselves again (in our new in-person looks).

   2. Brainstorm search terms and starting point for art and design work related to the course theme of soft technology.

   3. Try to quickly find an example of what you think might be relevant. It’s fine to pick something you’ve seen before.

   4. Discussion.

6. Brief facilities tour for anyone new to the IDeATe fabrication labs.