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  • Robotics
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering

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  • Conventional pneumatic soft robots often require complex control systems due to integrated structural and pneumatic dynamics.
  • Developing soft actuators with distinct, programmable responses from identical modules presents a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel strategy for programming the pneumatic response characteristics of soft actuators.
  • To demonstrate that structurally identical soft actuator modules can exhibit unique pressure-driven responses through embedded elastic fibers.

Main Methods:

  • Embedding elastic fibers with specific materials and pre-stretch ratios into soft actuator modules.
  • Utilizing a single pneumatic input to achieve multi-step actuation in the programmed soft actuators.

Main Results:

  • A 6 mm-diameter actuator prototype demonstrated a 2632% load ratio and 225°/s bending speed at a low material cost.
  • The programmed actuators enabled multi-step actuation for applications like pipeline-climbing robots, omnidirectional crawlers, and grippers.
  • The system successfully adapted grippers to objects ranging from 10 to 450 g.

Conclusions:

  • The fusion of material programming and mechanical intelligence simplifies control architectures for soft robots.
  • This approach offers a scalable and cost-effective pathway toward the development of deployable soft robotic systems.
  • The developed soft actuators exhibit enhanced functionality and simplified control, paving the way for advanced soft robotics applications.