Downloads

• Actuator design part files* (.zip)
• Mold part files* (.zip)
• STL file for 3-D printing the mold (.zip)
• PLC Protocol (.zip)
• Detailed Bill of Materials (.xlsx)

*Note: .prt and .stp files included for compatibility with various CAD software. If you use software that does not support these formats, please contact us here.

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Bibliography

Loepfe et al. (2015) Contrast Agent Incorporation into Silicone Enables Real‐Time Flow‐Structure Analysis of Mammalian Vein‐Inspired Soft Pumps.

Loepfe et al. (2015) An Untethered, Jumping Roly-Poly Soft Robot Driven by Combustion.

Loepfe et al. (2014) Design, Performance and Reinforcement of Bearing-Free Soft Silicone Combustion-Driven Pumps.

Schumacher et al. (2014) 3D printed lost-wax casted soft silicone monoblocks enable heart-inspired pumping by internal combustion.

Shepard et al. (2013) Using Explosions to Power a Soft Robot.

Stergiopulos et al. (2014) A Soft Combustion-Driven Pump For Soft Robots.

Contributors

Michael Loepfe