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Wiki Page and Media Documentation Requirements

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The following guide details the wiki page and media requirements for submission to the Soft Robotics Toolkit. Links to previous submissions are also listed within the page as examples to guide wiki page creation. The layout that is displayed in the...

The Soft Robotics Toolkit: Shared Resources for Research and Design

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This article describes the development of the Soft Robotics Toolkit, a set of open access resources to support the design, fabrication, modeling, characterization, and control of soft robotic devices. The ultimate aim of the toolkit is to support...

2016 Prize for Contributions in Soft Robotics Research

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Overview The 2016 prize for Contributions in Soft Robotics is intended to support and promote research that advances the field of soft robotics. Researchers are invited to submit original work to the Soft Robotics Toolkit website in order to be considered...

Detailed Design

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Team Vision for Detailed Design Phase Our primary objectives for this phase were to: Update test plans Control: motor and solenoid drivers, power supplies, controller mapping, transmission range Navigation: motor/robot movement speed, battery life, frame...

Fabrication

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This section documents our fabrication process. It is divided into 3 subsections: Actuator documents how we constructed a pair of diaphragm DEAs by hand. Device Assembly describes how we installed the pair of diaphragm actuators in the hollow, sphereical...

2016 High School Soft Robotics Design Competition

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Overview We want YOU to do something cool with soft robotics! Work with your team to design a novel device which incorporates some of the soft robotic components documented on the Soft Robotics Toolkit website. Example projects might include: Wearable...

2016 College Soft Robotics Design Competition

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Overview We want YOU to do something cool with soft robotics! Work with your team to design a novel device which incorporates some of the soft robotic components documented on the Soft Robotics Toolkit website. Example projects might include: Wearable...

Showcase

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Showcase features many of the devices and components that are submitted to the site through the Soft Robotic Design Competition. Students in the undergraduate and high school category, build, document, design and test their devices in order to publish...

Soft Robotics Design Competition 2015

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Overview We want YOU to do something cool with soft robotics! Spend 4 months working with your team to design a novel device which incorporates some of the soft robotic components documented on the Soft Robotics Toolkit website. Example projects might...

Soft Bending Actuation Module with Proprioceptive Curvature Sensing

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This article introduces the proprioceptive magnetic curvature sensor design and fabrication and the method how to embed the senor inside soft bending actuation module. Figure 1 shows the soft bidirectional bending actuator with curvature sensor. This...

The Annual Design and Research Competitions

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We want YOU to do something cool with soft robotics! Whether you are a college student, high school student, designer, hobbyist, or researcher, we invite you to participate in our annual soft robotics design and research competitions! Work with your team...

Where are the tutorials?

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The soft robotics components are categorized into broad classes, shown on the menu bar of the homepage; actuators, sensors, control, and case studies. The documentation for each class contains subsections covering the design, fabrication, modelling, and...