Pneumatic Energy Sources for Autonomous and Wearable Soft Robotics

Soft Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 263-274

  Wehner, Michael ^a,b   Tolley, Michael T ^a,b   Mengüç, Yiǧit ^c   Park, Yong Lae ^d   Mozeika, Annan ^e   Ding, Ye ^a   Onal, Cagdas ^f   Shepherd, Robert F ^g   Whitesides, George M ^b,h   Wood, Robert J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Oregon State University   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e iRobot G and I Research   (United States)

^f WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84991736305     PISSN: 21695172     EISSN: 21695180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2014.0018     Document Type: Article

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