TECHNOLOGY
Bioinspired
Soft Robots with Intrinsic Strain Sensing
“ Our inspired robots are a step towards creating soft , flexible robot systems capable of the infinite directions of movement that nature has created in inchworms and earthworms ”
RAVINDER DAHIYA PROFESSOR , UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
researchers are hopeful they can be used in construction , mining and disaster relief .
The team ’ s paper , Bioinspired Inchworm and Earthworm like Soft Robots with Intrinsic Strain Sensing , was published in Advanced Intelligent Systems , and their research was supported by funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ( EPSRC ) and the European Commission .
Professor Ravinder Dahiya , of the University of Glasgow ’ s James Watt
School of Engineering , leads the Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies ( BEST ) group , which developed the system .
“ Proprioception is a vital characteristic of many forms of biological life , and scientists have long been inspired to try and develop engineered systems which mimic this ability ,” he said .
“ Our inspired robots are a step towards creating soft , flexible robot systems capable of the infinite directions of movement that nature has created in inchworms and earthworms .”
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