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Soft Robotics [electronic resource] : Transferring Theory to Application / edited by Alexander Verl, Alin Albu-Sch�affer, Oliver Brock, Annika Raatz.

Contributor(s): Verl, Alexander [editor.] | Albu-Sch�affer, Alin [editor.] | Brock, Oliver [editor.] | Raatz, Annika [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: VIII, 291 p. 100 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783662445068.Subject(s): Engineering | Control engineering | Robotics | Automation | Manufacturing industries | Machines | Tools | Biomedical engineering | Engineering | Robotics and Automation | Control | Biomedical Engineering | Manufacturing, Machines, ToolsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 629.892 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Sensors and Actuators -- Simulation, Modeling and Control -- Design, Materials and Manufacturing -- Soft Robotics Applications.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The research areas as well as the knowledge gained for the practical use of robots are growing and expanding beyond manufacturing and industrial automation, making inroads in sectors such as health care and terrain sensing, as well as general assistive systems working in close interaction with humans. In a situation like this, it is necessary for future robot systems to become less stiff and more specialized by taking inspiration from the mechanical compliance and versatility found in natural materials and organisms. At present, a new discipline is emerging in this area, called (S1(BSoft Robotics(S0(B. It particularly challenges the traditional thinking of engineers, as the confluence of technologies, ranging from new materials, sensors, actuators and production techniques to new design tools, will make it possible to create new systems whose structures are almost completely made of soft materials, which bring about entirely new functions and behaviors, similar in many ways to natural systems. These Proceedings focus on four main topics: • Soft Actuators and Control • Soft Interactions • Soft Robot Assistants: Potential and Challenges • Human-centered (S1(BSoft Robotics(S0(B.
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Sensors and Actuators -- Simulation, Modeling and Control -- Design, Materials and Manufacturing -- Soft Robotics Applications.

The research areas as well as the knowledge gained for the practical use of robots are growing and expanding beyond manufacturing and industrial automation, making inroads in sectors such as health care and terrain sensing, as well as general assistive systems working in close interaction with humans. In a situation like this, it is necessary for future robot systems to become less stiff and more specialized by taking inspiration from the mechanical compliance and versatility found in natural materials and organisms. At present, a new discipline is emerging in this area, called (S1(BSoft Robotics(S0(B. It particularly challenges the traditional thinking of engineers, as the confluence of technologies, ranging from new materials, sensors, actuators and production techniques to new design tools, will make it possible to create new systems whose structures are almost completely made of soft materials, which bring about entirely new functions and behaviors, similar in many ways to natural systems. These Proceedings focus on four main topics: • Soft Actuators and Control • Soft Interactions • Soft Robot Assistants: Potential and Challenges • Human-centered (S1(BSoft Robotics(S0(B.

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