3 accepted papers
Soft robots are often designed to accomplish a single function and cannot be repurposed for other tasks. In an effort to create multi-functional robots, researchers have proposed robotic skins, which are flexible, planar substrates with embedded actuation and sensing that can be applied to different
A robot's mechanical parts routinely wear out from normal functioning and can be lost to injury. For autonomous robots operating in isolated or hostile environments, repair from a human operator is often not possible. Thus, much work has sought to automate damage recovery in robots. However, every c…
Shape versatility is a mechanism that many animals leverage to effectively interact-with and locomote-within the natural world. Toward the goal of shape-changing artificial systems, we present morphing robots comprised of robotic skins and sculptable materials. Herein, we describe robotic skins—plan