Soft-Matter Sensors and Tactile Skin for Underwater Robot Grippers
Abstract
PI will develop a sensorized artificial skin for bio-inspired underwater robots that matches the elasticity of the soft natural tissue in cephalopods and other marineinvertebrates. The primary focus will be on sensor arrays composed of soft polymers, elastomers, gels, and fluids since this allows uniform coverage without altering the mechanics of the host system. It is also planed to pursue hybrid architectures that combine solid-state transducers with elastomeric circuits and perform underwater evaluations with a soft robotic gripper.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612301
Entities
People
- Carmel Majidi
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy