Compliant microgripper using soft polymer actuator
Jung-Hwan Youn,Je-sung Koh,Ki-Uk Kyung,Jung-Hwan Youn,Je-sung Koh,Ki-Uk Kyung
Miniaturization of robotic grippers enables precise manipulation of small-size objects. However, most microgrippers are actuated by rigid actuators, and thus retain challenges such as micro-fabrication, complex structure, and lack of compliance. Here, we present a compliant microgripper driven by a soft polymer actuator. The proposed millimeter-scale soft polymer actuator can produce a linear disp...
