Robosoft2022

Towards Very Low-Cost Iterative Prototyping for Fully Printable Dexterous Soft Robotic Hands

Dominik Bauer, Cornelia Bauer, Arjun Lakshmipathy, Roberto Shu and Nancy S. Pollard

Abstract

The design and fabrication of soft robot hands is still a time-consuming and difficult process. Advances in rapid prototyping have accelerated the fabrication process significantly while introducing new complexities into the design process. In this work, we present an approach that utilizes novel low-cost fabrication techniques in conjunction with design tools helping soft hand designers to systematically take advantage of multi-material 3D printing to create dexterous soft robotic hands. While very low cost and lightweight, we show that generated designs are highly durable, surprisingly strong, and capable of dexterous grasping.arxiv.org/abs/2111.01869

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