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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen A. Morin, Arlington, MA (US);
Robert F. Shepherd, Brooktondale, NY (US);
Adam Stokes, Watertown, MA (US);
Filip Ilievski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ramses V. Martinez, Somerville, MA (US);
Jamie L. Branch, Topeka, KS (US);
Carina R. Fish, Cambridge, MA (US);
Lihua Jin, Somerville, MA (US);
Rui M. D. Nunes, Somerville, MA (US);
Zhigang Suo, Lexington, MA (US);
George M. Whitesides, Newton, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing flexible robotic actuators are disclosed. Some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter include a soft robot capable of providing a radial deflection motions; a soft tentacle actuator capable of providing a variety of motions and providing transportation means for various types of materials; and a hybrid robotic system that retains desirable characteristics of both soft robots and hard robots. Some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter also include methods for operating the disclosed robotic systems.