Lea Ellen Matthiessen, Tine Hald, Håkan Vigre
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soft robots actuated inflation pneumatic network pneunet small channels elastomeric materials appealing producing sophisticated motions simple controls although current designs pneunets achieve motion large amplitudes relatively slowly seconds paper describes new design pneunets reduces amount gas needed inflation pneunet thus increases speed actuation simple actuator bend linear quasicircular shape 50 ms pressurized p 345 kpa high rates pressurization path along actuator bends depends rate inflated fully chambers new design experience onetenth change volume required previous design small change volume requires comparably low levels strain material maximum amplitudes actuation commensurately low rates fatigue failure actuator operate million cycles without significant degradation performance design soft robotic actuators combines high rates actuation high reliability actuator opens new areas application