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US 12,703,117 B2Granted
Programmable elastomer robot system and methods
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsFarshid Alambeigi, Uksang Yoo
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Abstract
An elastomer robot comprises a flexible internal structure comprising a first flexible material, wherein the internal structure is tunable, and a flexible external structure comprising a second flexible material, attached to the internal structure, including an aperture configured to accept a fluid, wherein the external structure is tunable. Methods of use and production are also disclosed.
Claims17
A programmable elastomer robot, comprising:
- a flexible internal structure comprising a first flexible material, wherein the internal structure is tunable, and wherein the flexible internal structure comprises a coil having an asymmetric axial stiffness;
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- a flexible external structure comprising a second flexible material, attached to the internal structure, including an aperture configured to accept a fluid, wherein the external structure is tunable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.