Task-Specific Design Optimization and Fabrication for Inflated-Beam Soft Robots with Growable Discrete Joints
Ioannis Exarchos,Karen Wang,Brian H. Do,Fabio Stroppa,Margaret M. Coad,Allison M. Okamura,C. Karen Liu,Ioannis Exarchos,Karen Wang,Brian H. Do,Fabio Stroppa,Margaret M. Coad,Allison M. Okamura,C. Karen Liu
Soft robot serial chain manipulators with the capability for growth, stiffness control, and discrete joints have the potential to approach the dexterity of traditional robot arms, while improving safety, lowering cost, and providing an increased workspace, with potential application in home environments. This paper presents an approach for design optimization of such robots to reach specified targ...
