Poroelastic Foams for Simple Fabrication of Complex Soft Robots.

Journal: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Published Date: Sep 19, 2015

Abstract

Open-celled, elastomeric foams allow the simple design of fully 3D pneumatic soft machines using common forming techniques. This is demonstrated through the fabrication of simple actuators and an entirely soft, functional fluid pump formed in the shape of the human heart. The device pumps at physiologically relevant frequencies and pressures and attains a flow rate higher than all previously reported soft pumps.

Authors

  • Benjamin C Mac Murray
    1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York.
  • Xintong An
    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
  • Sanlin S Robinson
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, 214 Bard Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
  • Ilse M van Meerbeek
    Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 105 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
  • Kevin W O'Brien
    2 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York.
  • Huichan Zhao
    Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 105 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
  • Robert F Shepherd
    2 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York.

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