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US 10,882,195 B2Granted
Method for making a soft actuator device
AssigneeCornell University
InventorsRobert Shepherd, Huichan Zhao, Ahmed Elsamadisi
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Abstract
By rotationally casting soft robots, no bonding of different material layers is required. Soft robots including one or more integrated enclosed compartments are constructed from fibers that are embedded directly into the mold prior to adding elastomeric precursors.
Claims11
A method for making a soft actuator device, comprising the steps of:
- creating a mold including a base and a cavity;
- embedding fibers into the cavity of the mold prior to adding an elastomeric precursor into the cavity of the mold;
- adding the elastomeric precursor into the cavity of the mold having the embedded fibers therein;
- using rotational casting to disperse the elastomeric precursor within the cavity of the mold having the embedded fibers therein;
- constructing the soft actuator device including the elastomeric precursor and the fibers, the soft actuator device comprising one or more integrated enclosed compartments, wherein the soft actuator device is monolithic;
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- removing the soft actuator device from the cavity of the mold.
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