Carnegie Mellon University

Cornelia Ulrike Bauer

Daniele Moro

Kai-Hung Chang

Nancy S Pollard

Dominik Bauer

Stelian Coros

Jonathan King

A manipulation device includes an appendage extending from a base, the appendage comprising a flexible material having a resting pose and adapted to be deformed into a plurality of different poses, and at least one tendon attached to an end of the appendage and passing through the base or a portion of the appendage between the base and the distal end, such that actuation of the at least one tendon causes deformation of the appendage from the resting pose to a new pose. Systems and methods for fabricating and optimizing a manipulation device are also provided.

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Cornelia Ulrike Bauer