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...
Main Authors: | Siavash Sharifi, Caleb Rux, Nathaniel Sparling, Guangchao Wan, Amir Mohammadi Nasab, Arpith Siddaiah, Pradeep Menezes, Teng Zhang, Wanliang Shan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Robotics and AI |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2021.691789/full |
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