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ARXIV:2604.02609 · SOFT ROBOTICS · SUBMITTED 06 APR · 20:15 UTC · FRESHNESS UNKNOWN
ARXIV:2604.02609SOFT ROBOTICSSUBMITTED 06 APR · 20:15 UTCFRESHNESS UNKNOWNGregory M. Campbell · arXiv
Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics.
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Pain Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics.
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Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power…
Modern robots embody power and precision control. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power brings risk of injury.
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Finally, we demonstrate the power of multiple pressure-linked actuators in a proof-of-concept mannequin leg lift. Code availability is flagged in the production record; the…
Soft Robotics moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.
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Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics.
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10.48550/arXiv.2604.02609Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics.
Abstract
Modern robots embody power and precision control. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power brings risk of injury. Soft robotic actuators use deformation to produce smooth, continuous motions and conform to delicate objects while imparting forces capable of safely pushing humans. This thesis presents strategies for the design, modeling, and strain-based control of human-safe elastomeric soft pneumatic actuators (SPA) for force generation, focusing on embodied mechanical response to simple pressure inputs. We investigate electroadhesive (EA) strain limiters for variable shape generation, rapid force application, and targeted inflation trajectories. We attach EA clutches to a concentrically strain-limited elastomeric membrane to alter the inflation trajectory and rapidly reorient the inflated shape. We expand the capabilities of EA for soft robots by encasing them in elastomeric sheaths and varying their activation in real time, demonstrating applications in variable trajectory inflation under identical pressure sweeps. We then address the problem of trajectory control in the presence of external forces by modeling the pressure-trajectory relationship for a concentrically strain-limited class of silicone actuators. We validate theoretical models based on material properties and energy minimization using active learning and automated testing. We apply our ensemble of neural networks for inverse membrane design, specifying quasi-static mass lift trajectories from a simple pressure sweep. Finally, we demonstrate the power of multiple pressure-linked actuators in a proof-of-concept mannequin leg lift.
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Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power brings risk of injury.
METHOD
Modern robots embody power and precision control. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power brings risk of injury.
RESULT
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Finally, we demonstrate the power of multiple pressure-linked actuators in a proof-of-concept mannequin leg lift. Code availability is flagged in the production record; the public repository link still ne...
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Soft Robotics moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.
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Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power brings risk of injury.
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Modern robots embody power and precision control. Yet, as robots undertake tasks that apply forces on humans, this power brings risk of injury.
Abstract-backed fallback claim; anchored extraction has not materialized a public claim row yet.
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Finally, we demonstrate the power of multiple pressure-linked actuators in a proof-of-concept mannequin leg lift. Code availability is flagged in the production record; the public repository link still needs proof alignment.
Abstract-backed fallback claim; anchored extraction has not materialized a public claim row yet.
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Soft Robotics moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.
Abstract-backed fallback claim; anchored extraction has not materialized a public claim row yet.
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Develop human-safe soft robotic actuators with controllable shape and force using electroadhesive strain limiters and advanced modeling for applications in collaborative robotics.
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