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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Aaron Lessing, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ramses V. Martinez, Madrid, ES;
Alok Suryavamsee Tayi, Somerville, MA (US);
Jason Ming Ting, Katy, TX (US);
George M. Whitesides, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 9/0012 (2013.01); B25J 13/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/0009 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); B25J 19/028 (2013.01); Y10S 901/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A soft robot having an integrated electrical component includes an expandable or collapsible body, the body comprising an inlet that is configured to communicate with a fluid source and a flexible strain limited layer secured to a portion of the expandable or collapsible body, wherein the strain limited layer includes at least one electrical component.