Soft robotics: A bioinspired evolution in robotics

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 287-294

  Kim, Sangbae ^a   Laschi, Cecilia ^b   Trimmer, Barry ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired robot; Soft robotics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMIC COMPLEXITY; BIO-INSPIRED ROBOTS; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; SOFT ROBOTICS; SOFT STRUCTURE; UNPREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENTS;

ANIMALS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ROBOTS; TECHNOLOGY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ROBOTICS;

BIOMATERIAL;

ALGORITHM; HYBRID; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; ROBOTICS; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WORM;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ROBOTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84876723097     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.03.002     Document Type: Review

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