TY - JOUR
AU1 - Yang, Huiyan
AU2 - Jin, Shiyan
AU3 - Wang, Wei Dawid
AB - IntroductionSoft robots with inherently high compliance and adaptability have implemented and displayed a variety of functions and capabilities, including compliant manipulation,[1–4] bioinspired locomotion,[5–10] and smart shape‐morphing devices.[11–15] Most of these soft robots and devices require a combination of multiple materials with different mechanical properties that are sometimes difficult or impractical to fabricate using rapid fabrication techniques, such as soft lithography and 3D printing. Even the robotic structures, especially nonplanar structures, made from homogeneous elastomeric materials, are impractical to be manufactured in a single step, which is always time‐consuming and labor intensive. Moreover, once generated, soft structures were fixed and not capable of reversible changes to modify capabilities or functions.Recent advances have introduced the modular design concept into soft robotics, providing a versatile and fast manufacturing method for multifunctional soft robots.[16,17] The key components of the modularized soft robots are the connection mechanisms, which can be mainly divided into two categories according to their effect on the overall stiffness of the robot structure: rigid connections, soft connections, and adhesive connections. Rigid connections, including some mechanical connections[18–22] and many magnetic connections,[16,23–25] will greatly reduce the softness and compliance of the robot structure and also increase the structural complexities. On the other 
TI - Modular Assembly of Soft Machines via Multidirectional Reclosable Fasteners
JF - Advanced Intelligent Systems
DO - 10.1002/aisy.202200048
DA - 2022-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/modular-assembly-of-soft-machines-via-multidirectional-reclosable-OXuhAGGT1J
VL - 4
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -