Christopher J. Kimmer

Strained Elastic Surfaces with Adjustable-Modulus Edges (SESAMEs) for Soft Robotic Actuation

For robots to interact safely with humans and travel with minimal weight, low-density packable actuators are sought. Electronically-driven active materials like shape memory wire and other artificial muscle fibers offer solutions, but these materials need a restoring force. Moreover, if joint bendin…