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Soft robotics

They transform the shape with the selection of the materiall ans a system of fluid/flujo. It can be modular. This happens when the material breaks its own structure or uses a sobrepuesto. It can be interfeared by a fluid to create the movement.

Movement sensing they can be compliant and flexible. They have a soft actuation that comes from stumuli for soft actuates such as fluidic, chemical, biological, thermal, electrical, magneticc, hybrid systems.

3D printed, it allows the air to get into spaces, you can use 2 layer systems that allow the movement. Inyecting bubbles and let them travel around the structure.

Fluid drien Origami inspired artificial musclles, contraction and lifting objects compresing the shape.

Rotation for burrowing.

Use biomimetic capillary.

You can play with fluids and chemical reactions to get a movement.

Smart thermally actuating, letting the temperature to change a structure depending on the materials (genetical modifications) (off the shelf fhising line)

Electroactive actuation

Waving a kniting techiques are also pretty interesting and the results are as well. Wearable sensors.

Use heat sealing fusible mat. Leave spaces to let air go trought it and shape the structure.

weekly assignment

Check out the weekly assignment here or login to your NuEval progress and evaluation page.

2. References, research & inspiration

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  • Video references: Vimeo (only when not yours)

https://youtu.be/ws-PfgD0ofU?si=wkP6J2F7wr7ylRV-

Process and workflow

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How-to use footnotes for fabrication files

Fabrication files are a necessary element for evaluation. You can add the fabrication files at the bottom of the page and link them as a footnote. This was your work stays organised and files will be all together at the bottom of the page. Footnotes are created using 1 (without spaces, as shown in Step 1 & 2, and referenced as you see at the bottom of this page) You can reference the fabrication files to multiple places on your page.

4.1 Step 1

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5. Results

Results & documentation
  • Don’t forget to document the outcome including:
  • Final result
  • Photos from different stages
  • Videos of movement or interaction, show how a material moves, something was assembled or the interaction
  • Include measurements or a reference object to give a sense of scale
  • Describe the (material) properties of what you made
  • Comparison between attempts, if you did multiple experiments or generated multiple files before fabricating / deploying. You can use a table as shown in week 4

5.1 Code

Use the three backticks to separate code.

// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
  // initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}

// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);   // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(1000);                       // wait for a second
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);    // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(1000);                       // wait for a second
}

6. Weekly reflection & critical thinking

  • What did I learn? What did I personally find interesting or surprised me?
  • What would I do differently? If something "failed" do I know how else to tackle it now?"
  • How does this connect to my final project or my learning trajectory?
  • What are implications and possible applications, think also from the ethical or environmental aspect, how it could connect to your practice and project?

NuEval — final step

Go to NuEval and fill in the checklist, when not complete notify your instructor.

7. Fabrication files & References

  1. File: Code 1 ↩

  2. File: Laser cut matrix ↩

  3. Reference: Author; Title; Source; year ↩