Biohybrid and organic robotics group
Biohybrid and organic robotics group
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At the BORG lab, we focus on implementing many of the mechanical properties, physical capabilities and behaviorable flexibility seen in animals in robotic systems.
NeuroNex
NeuroNex
The NeuroNex Project is a project involving several universities to develop a robotic sea slug-inspired grasper to test theories in soft mechanisms and neural control. I was invited onto the project in Fall of 2021.
As part of the NeuroNex Project, I helped design, optimize, fabricate and characterize soft robotic actuators and sensors such as McKibbon actuators and flat PAM actuators, which operate off of expansion due to compressed air.
These actuators were designed intentionally with low profile. As a member of the lab, I helped design the one-step molding process, which saved considerable time in the fabrication process.
PXL_20211022_235952017.mp4As part of this experience, I gained experience in mechanical design of soft components, alternative fabrication methods such as molding, good research record-keeping, and characterizing actuators using computer vision tools.
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