Much like Baymax, the robot star of the animated feature “Big Hero 6,” a soft robot skin developed by Disney Research uses air-filled cavities to cushion collisions and to provide the pressure feedback necessary for grasping delicate objects. The researchers successfully used a pair of 3-D-printed soft skin modules to pick up a disposable plastic […]
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Researchers use air-filled modules to grasp, manipulate delicate objects
September 28th, 2015 Awake Goy