{"id":478729,"date":"2022-07-28T17:26:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-new-type-of-soft-robotic-actuator-that-can-be-scaled-down-to-just-one-centimeter\/"},"modified":"2022-07-28T17:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:26:31","slug":"a-new-type-of-soft-robotic-actuator-that-can-be-scaled-down-to-just-one-centimeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-new-type-of-soft-robotic-actuator-that-can-be-scaled-down-to-just-one-centimeter\/","title":{"rendered":"#A new type of soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to just one centimeter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406363bd01c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a406363bd01c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-new-type-of-soft-robotic-actuator-that-can-be-scaled-down-to-just-one-centimeter\/#%E2%80%9CA_new_type_of_soft_robotic_actuator_that_can_be_scaled_down_to_just_one_centimeter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A new type of soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to just one centimeter&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_new_type_of_soft_robotic_actuator_that_can_be_scaled_down_to_just_one_centimeter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A new type of soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to just one centimeter&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/a-new-type-of-soft-rob-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/a-new-type-of-soft-rob-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: &lt;i&gt;Science Robotics&lt;\/i&gt; (2022). DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.abn4155\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/a-new-type-of-soft-rob-1.jpg\" alt=\"A new type of soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to just one centimeter\" title=\"Credit: &lt;i&gt;Science Robotics&lt;\/i&gt; (2022). DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.abn4155\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: <i><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> Robotics<\/i> (2022). DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.abn4155<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A team of researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia&#8217;s Bioinspired Soft Robotics Laboratory has developed a new pleat-based soft robotic actuator that can be used in a variety of sizes, down to just 1 centimeter. In their paper published in the journal <i>Science Robotics<\/i>, the group describes the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> behind their new actuator and how well it worked when they tested it under varied circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                Engineers working on soft robotics projects have often found themselves constrained by standard pneumatic artificial muscle actuators, which tend to only work well at a given size due to the large number of complex parts. In this new effort, the researchers have added a new feature to such actuators that requires fewer parts, resulting in a smaller actuator.<\/p>\n<p>Pneumatic artificial muscle actuators work by pumping air in and out of small balloon-like sacs, simulating muscle activity. Not only do they expand and contract, but they are also bendable because they are made using resins. When used in conjunction with other parts, such as hands, the artificial muscles allow for gripping and twisting. To reduce the number of complex parts, the researchers adjusted the sacs by added pleats. This reduces the size of the sacs as air is withdrawn without having to add other parts, making them useful in much smaller devices. The researchers also used a resin that was more flexible than those typically used in such work.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n    <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"A new type of soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to just one centimeter\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=kXDXxEz87_Y\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Credit:  Science Robotics  (2022).  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DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.abn4155<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The researchers 3D printed their actuators, which allowed a wide variety of sizes. They have named the results GeometRy-based Actuators that Contract and Elongate (GRACE).<\/p>\n<p>They tested GRACE in different circumstances, based mostly on size. They built one actuator, for example, that was just 1 cm across and another one that weighed just 8 grams, added it to a grasper, and found it capable of lifting up to 8 kilograms. They also built a robot hand sized to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximate a human hand using 18 different-sized actuators. Testing showed it capable of bending its fingers, rotating at the wrist and twisting at its palm.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Soft assistive robotic wearables get a boost from rapid design tool\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                                <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Corrado De Pascali et al, 3D-printed biomimetic artificial muscles using soft actuators that contract and elongate, <i>Science Robotics<\/i> (2022).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1126\/scirobotics.abn4155\">DOI: 10.1126\/scirobotics.abn4155<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 Science X Network<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 A new type of soft robotic actuator that can be scaled down to just one centimeter (2022, July 28)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 28 July 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/techxplore.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-07-soft-robotic-actuator-scaled-centimeter.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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