Polyurethane foams and 3D-printed lattice structures were covered in wax and tested at various temperatures. The results indicated that wax-coated structures have the potential to act as a much more controllable medium for robotics, allowing for controlled changes and repairs to be made to the structure\u2019s stiffness modulus through temperature change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cheng, N.G., Gopinath, A., Wang, L., Iagnemma, K. and Hosoi, A.E. (2014), Thermally Tunable, Self-Healing Composites for Soft Robotic Applications. Macromol. Mater. Eng., 299: 1279-1284. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/mame.201400017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This paper (and supplementary video) discusses the purpose and features of a Baymax-esque soft robot designed to improve children\u2019s learning environments. The video demonstrates a classroom application of the technology using a conceptual prototype, however neither it nor the article go into technical depth. That being said, it is made clear that the multi-sense interactivity and target aura of Puffy is largely possible due to it being a soft robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are thin, multilayered membranes that physically deform as a result of a voltage being applied. This paper tested the relative change in top surface area as a result of small voltages (9kV and 6kV) being applied to multiple DEA configurations. This technology can harness this deformation to create specific movements and ultimately achieve actuation from a voltage supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n J. Guo, C. Xiang, T. Helps, M. Taghavi, and J. Rossiter. Electroactive textile actuators for wearable and soft robots. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)<\/em>, 339\u2013343. April 2018. doi:10.1109\/ROBOSOFT.2018.8404942<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paper 1: Thermally Tunable, Self-Healing Composites for Soft Robotic Applications (citation 40) Polyurethane foams and 3D-printed lattice structures were covered in wax and tested at various temperatures. The results indicated that wax-coated structures have the potential to act as a much more controllable medium for robotics, allowing for controlled changes and repairs to be made to the
\n\n\n\nPaper 2: Puffy, a friendly inflatable social robot (S21 R75)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Alessandro Ubaldi, Mirko Gelsomini, Marzia Degiorgi, Giulia Leonardi, Simone Penati, No\u00eblie Ramuzat, Jacopo Silvestri, and Franca Garzotto. Puffy, a friendly inflatable social robot. In Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems<\/em>, CHI EA \u201918, 1. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. doi:10.1145\/3170427.3186595<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPaper 3: Electroactive textile actuators for wearable and soft robots (IEEE)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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