Bill of Materials

This section provides you information about the materials used in the project with links to the suppliers. Please note that most of the suppliers listed here are from UK, but the materials can be found globally. You can find the complete bill of materials here.

Robot Construction

glue_gun
glue_sticks

Pattex Glue Gun

Supplier

Glue Sticks

Supplier

Please note that a glue gun and glue sticks are already enough to build a soft robot. But feel free to use any other supporting material to make your funkier!

Actuation Module

pololumotor
encoders
driver

Pololu 100:1 HP Micro Gear Extended Shaft Motor

Supplier

Pololu Magnetic Encoders

Supplier

Toshiba TB6612FNG Motor Driver Carrier

Supplier

lipo
stepup
switch

3.7V 980mAh Rechargeable LiPo Battery

Supplier

5V Step-up Voltage Regulator

Supplier

Power Switch

Supplier

arduino
xbee
xbeeadapter

3.3V 8 MHz Arduino Pro Mini

Supplier

XBee (Zigbee) S2

Supplier

XBee USB Adapter

Supplier

tendon
pulley
connector

0.55mm Dyneema Fishing Line

Supplier

3mm Shaft Belt Pulley

Supplier

Molex SPOX 5267 Housing

Supplier

usbcable
wire
breadboard

Mini USB Cable

Supplier

26AWG Black, Red, White Wire

Supplier

Prototyping Board

Supplier

 
pins
 
 

Breakaway Pins

Supplier

 

Tools

wire_stripper
cutter
solder

Wire Stripper

Supplier

Wire Cutter

Supplier

Soldering Iron

Supplier

 
ftdi
 
 

FTDI 3.3V Programmer

Supplier

 

Equipment

solderstation
drill
3dprinter

Soldering Station

Supplier

Bench Drill

Supplier

Stratasys uPrint 3D Printer

Supplier

Bibliography

Wang et al. (2012) Physical Connection and Disconnection Based on Hot Melt Adhesives

Wang et al. (2013) Large-Payload Climbing in Complex Vertical Environments Using Thermoplastic Adhesive Bonds

Nurzaman et al. (2013) Active Sensing System with In Situ Adjustable Sensor Morphology

Yu et al. (2014) Soft Robotics Education

Wang et al. (2014) Mechanics and energetics in tool manufacture and use: a synthetic approach

Contributors

Utku Çulha

Fabio Giardina