Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots
Pneumatic soft robots have several advantages, including facile fabrication, versatile deformation modes, and safe human–machine interaction. However, pneumatic soft robots typically rely on mechatronics to interact with their environment, which can limit their form factors and reliability. Research...
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| author | Qiguang He Rui Yin Yucong Hua Hang Shu Xiaoheng Zhu A. B. M. Tahidul Haque Samuele Ferracin Saheli Patel Weijian Jiao Jordan R. Raney |
| author_facet | Qiguang He Rui Yin Yucong Hua Hang Shu Xiaoheng Zhu A. B. M. Tahidul Haque Samuele Ferracin Saheli Patel Weijian Jiao Jordan R. Raney |
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| description | Pneumatic soft robots have several advantages, including facile fabrication, versatile deformation modes, and safe human–machine interaction. However, pneumatic soft robots typically rely on mechatronics to interact with their environment, which can limit their form factors and reliability. Researchers have considered how to achieve autonomous behaviors using the principles of mechanical computing and physical intelligence. Herein, modular responsive valves that can autonomously regulate airflow within pneumatic soft robots in response to various environmental stimuli, including light, water, and mechanical forces, are described. By combining multiple types of valves, autonomous logic gates and more advanced logical operations can be realized. Finally, it is demonstrated that responsive valves can be integrated with pneumatic soft robots, allowing autonomous morphing and navigation. This framework provides a strategy for creating autonomous pneumatic robots that can respond to multiple stimuli in their environment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b9f6c246ad6b4a2f8243bbc045936ec12025-08-20T02:07:35ZengWileyAdvanced Intelligent Systems2640-45672025-06-0176n/an/a10.1002/aisy.202400659Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft RobotsQiguang He0Rui Yin1Yucong Hua2Hang Shu3Xiaoheng Zhu4A. B. M. Tahidul Haque5Samuele Ferracin6Saheli Patel7Weijian Jiao8Jordan R. Raney9Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104 USAPneumatic soft robots have several advantages, including facile fabrication, versatile deformation modes, and safe human–machine interaction. However, pneumatic soft robots typically rely on mechatronics to interact with their environment, which can limit their form factors and reliability. Researchers have considered how to achieve autonomous behaviors using the principles of mechanical computing and physical intelligence. Herein, modular responsive valves that can autonomously regulate airflow within pneumatic soft robots in response to various environmental stimuli, including light, water, and mechanical forces, are described. By combining multiple types of valves, autonomous logic gates and more advanced logical operations can be realized. Finally, it is demonstrated that responsive valves can be integrated with pneumatic soft robots, allowing autonomous morphing and navigation. This framework provides a strategy for creating autonomous pneumatic robots that can respond to multiple stimuli in their environment.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400659autonomyliquid crystal elastomersphysical intelligencesoft robotsstimuli‐responsive materials |
| spellingShingle | Qiguang He Rui Yin Yucong Hua Hang Shu Xiaoheng Zhu A. B. M. Tahidul Haque Samuele Ferracin Saheli Patel Weijian Jiao Jordan R. Raney Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots Advanced Intelligent Systems autonomy liquid crystal elastomers physical intelligence soft robots stimuli‐responsive materials |
| title | Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots |
| title_full | Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots |
| title_fullStr | Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots |
| title_short | Modular Stimuli‐Responsive Valves for Pneumatic Soft Robots |
| title_sort | modular stimuli responsive valves for pneumatic soft robots |
| topic | autonomy liquid crystal elastomers physical intelligence soft robots stimuli‐responsive materials |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400659 |
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