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the strength and precision of rigid
robots with the fluidity and safety of
soft ones.
Until recently, most soft robots
were controlled manually but in 2017,
the researchers - using a simulation
to help control a cable-driven soft
robot - picked a target position for
the robot and had a computer figure
out how much to pull on each of the
cables in order to get there. Now, similar techniques are being used to
determine that if the cables are
pulled in just the right way, the robot
will act stiff. While contracting the
biceps alone can bend your elbow to a A simulated soft robot controlled to reach the same target
certain degree, contracting the biceps (Image: Courtesy of the researchers)
and triceps simultaneously can lock
your arm rigidly in that position. The
adjustment in robots of various shapes.
same principle was applied to robots.
The team tested how well the robots,
The method takes advantage of the
when stiffened, could resist displacerobots' multiple cables - using some to
ment when pushed. Generally, the rotwist and turn the body, while using othbots remained rigid as intended, though
ers to counterbalance each other to
they were not equally resistant from all
tweak the robot's rigidity.
angles.
On the computer, the roadmap was
Potential applications include healthused to simulate movement and rigidity
care, where soft robots could one day

(red dot) while acting either soft (left) or stiff (right).

travel through the blood stream, then
stiffen to perform microsurgery at a particular site in the body. Or they could be
used in caring for human patients,
where a robot's softness could enhance
safety, while its ability to become rigid
could allow for lifting when necessary.
For more information, contact Abby Abazorius at abbya@mit.edu; 617-253-2709.

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