Amplifying the response of soft actuators by harnessing snap-through instabilities

Soft, inflatable segments are the active elements responsible for the actuation of soft machines and robots. Although current designs of fluidic actuators achieve motion with large amplitudes, they require large amounts of supplied volume, limiting their speed and compactness. To circumvent these li...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 112; no. 35; p. 10863
Main Authors:	Overvelde, Johannes T B, Kloek, Tamara, D'haen, Jonas J A, Bertoldi, Katia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2015
Subjects:	amplification snap-through instability fluidic segment soft actuator
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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