articleScience AdvancesMay 8, 2020GOLD OA

Leveraging elastic instabilities for amplified performance: Spine-inspired high-speed and high-force soft robots

YTYichao TangYCYinding ChiJSJiefeng SunTHTzu-Hao HuangOHOmid Haji Maghsoudi

North Carolina State University · Temple University · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Stiffness modulation (maximum load capacity is 11.4 kg). Our study establishes a new generic design paradigm of next-generation high-performance soft robots that are applicable for multifunctionality, different actuation methods, and materials at multiscales.

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  • Robot
  • Computer science
  • Grippers
  • Soft robotics
  • Stiffness
  • Simulation
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Artificial intelligence
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