Pneumatic Soft Robots: Challenges and Benefits

• Published in: Actuators Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 92
• Main Authors: Su, Hang, Hou, Xu, Zhang, Xin, Qi, Wen, Cai, Shuting, Xiong, Xiaoming, Guo, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Air bags; Composite materials; control systems; Deformation; Motion control; prototyping; Robotics; Robots; Rubber; Smart materials; soft components; soft pneumatic actuators; Soft robotics; Wearable technology

In the field of robotics, soft robots have been showing great potential in the areas of medical care, education, service, rescue, exploration, detection, and wearable devices due to their inherently high flexibility, good compliance, excellent adaptability, and natural and safe interactivity. Pneuma...