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Microscale Soft Robotics

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50286-1

ISBN: 978-3-319-50285-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Dec 21, 2016

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Chapter 1Introduction

Kim, Jaeyoun (Jay)

Pages: 1 –3

[Why delve into microscale soft robotics? Why now, of all times? An engineer’s direct answer would be: Because now we can. The need for microscale soft robots and their potential benefits have long been in recognition since the dawn of robotics. In fact, we never stopped making demands for small...
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Chapter 2Motivations

Kim, Jaeyoun (Jay)

Pages: 5 –10

[Microscale robots have been around for decades. Soft robots are relatively new to robotics but they have also been on the road to secure their position in the field for at least a decade (Rus and Tolley, Nature 521:467–475, 2015). So, the fusion of the two in recent years, which gave birth to...
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Chapter 3Enabling Technologies

Kim, Jaeyoun (Jay)

Pages: 11 –38

[The motivations described in the previous chapter have been recognized by researchers in the field of robotics since its early days. Their realization, however, had to wait for a number of key concepts and technological enabling factors to become available. It is interesting to point out that...
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Chapter 4Soft Robotic Micro-Tentacle: A Case Study

Kim, Jaeyoun (Jay)

Pages: 39 –58

[Previous chapters have reviewed the motivations towards microscale soft robots, or S3 robots, and the technological advances leading to their practical realizations. Now the survey of the current progress in the field is in order. It begins with a case study on a representative S3 robot in this...
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Chapter 5Current Progress

Kim, Jaeyoun (Jay)

Pages: 59 –78

[The case study in the previous chapter showed that the motivations and enabling technologies, introduced in the preceding chapters, can function as a good framework for assessing the progress in microscale soft robotics and making predictions on its future. The SRMT, however, represents only one...
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Chapter 6Towards Full-Scale Integration and Beyond

Kim, Jaeyoun (Jay)

Pages: 79 –91

[The previous chapters surveyed the progress made in various sub-fields of microscale soft robotics in recent years. The field is undeniably undergoing rapid changes and expansions, making their survey quite challenging yet exciting. By the time of publication, it is also very probable that the...

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