Dynamically Tunable Friction via Subsurface Stiffness Modulation

Dynamically Tunable Friction via Subsurface Stiffness Modulation

Currently soft robots primarily rely on pneumatics and geometrical asymmetry to achieve locomotion, which limits their working range, versatility, and other untethered functionalities. In this paper, we introduce a novel approach to achieve locomotion for soft robots through dynamically tunable fric...

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Main Authors: Siavash Sharifi, Caleb Rux, Nathaniel Sparling, Guangchao Wan, Amir Mohammadi Nasab, Arpith Siddaiah, Pradeep Menezes, Teng Zhang, Wanliang Shan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Subjects:
dynamically tunable friction
subsurface stiffness modulation
low melting point alloy
soft robots
untethered crawling robots
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2021.691789/full

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