Review of manufacturing processes for soft biomimetic robots

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-181

  Cho, Kyu Jin ^a   Koh, Je Sung ^a   Kim, Sangwoo ^a   Chu, Won Shik ^a   Hong, Yongtaek ^a   Ahn, Sung Hoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actuator manufacturing; Flexible body; Manufacturing process; Soft robots; Stretchable electronics

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849090661     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-009-0064-6     Document Type: Review

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