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A Modular Strategy for Distributed, Embodied Control of Electronics-Free Soft Robots
A kirigami-inspired robot made without hard electronic controls, with soft modular sensors for navigating diverse environments. Problem: Soft robots are promising new machines that can adapt and operate in diverse confined and dynamic environments. Such machines are promising for industrial manufacturing, exploratory, and medical applications. For...
Published: 2/7/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jordan Raney, Qiguang He, Rui Yin, Yucong Hua, Jiao Weijian, Chengyang Mo, Hang Shu
Keywords(s): Soft Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Robotics
Bifurcation-based embodied logic and autonomous actuation
A stimuli-responsive self-actuating 3D-printed material capable of performing complex timed functions and simple logical operations in response to multiple stimuli. Technology Overview: Mechanical systems with nonlinear properties are known to be highly sensitive to structural changes, particularly at geometric branch points. Such stimuli-responsive...
Published: 1/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jordan Raney
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis