Abstract:Soft robotic structures may play a major role in the 4th industrial revolution. Researchers have successfully demonstrated some of the advantages of soft robotics over traditional robots made of rigid links and joints in several application areas. In some applications, robots will need to work closely together with humans in a safe manner. However, soft robots have limited ability to exert larger forces when it comes to interaction with the environment, hence, changing their stiffness on-demand over a wide ran… Show more
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