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Multimodal Soft Robotic Actuation and Locomotion.

Dickson R Yao¹, Inho Kim¹, Shukun Yin¹

¹Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA.

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Soft robotics offers adaptable and complex motion capabilities by utilizing deformable materials, overcoming limitations of rigid robots. This approach enables sophisticated locomotion for intricate real-world tasks.

Keywords:

actuation locomotion multimodal soft robotics

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Materials Science
Biomimicry

Background:

Replicating complex biological motion in robots is challenging due to the limitations of rigid materials.
Soft robotics leverages deformable, compliant materials for adaptable and complex actuation and locomotion.

Purpose of the Study:

To review actuation mechanisms and deformation modalities in stimuli-responsive materials for soft robotics.
To explore composite material strategies for multi-modal actuators and enhance robot locomotion.
To highlight the development and applications of soft actuators and reconfigurable soft robots.

Main Methods:

Examination of stimuli-responsive materials and their deformation mechanisms.
Analysis of composite material strategies for multi-modal actuation.
Review of literature on soft actuators, soft-bodied robots, and hybrid soft-rigid robots.

Main Results:

Soft materials enable diverse and adaptable locomotion gaits in entirely soft-bodied robots through external stimuli manipulation.
Integrating soft functional materials enhances the locomotive abilities of robots with rigid components.
Reconfigurable soft robots demonstrate adaptive gaits for efficient locomotion across varied environments.

Conclusions:

Soft robotics provides a pathway to create machines with complex, adaptable, and multimodal motion capabilities.
Soft materials are crucial for developing advanced actuators and robots for challenging real-world applications.