Soft Robotics: Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics That Actuate Rapidly (adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2014)

Advanced Functional MaterialsVolume 24, Issue 15 p. 2109-2109 Cover PictureFree Access Soft Robotics: Pneumatic Networks for Soft Robotics that Actuate Rapidly (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2014) Bobak Mosadegh, Bobak Mosadegh Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorPanagiotis Polygerinos, Panagiotis Polygerinos School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorChristoph Keplinger, Christoph Keplinger Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorSophia Wennstedt, Sophia Wennstedt Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert F. Shepherd, Robert F. Shepherd Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorUnmukt Gupta, Unmukt Gupta Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorJongmin Shim, Jongmin Shim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorKatia Bertoldi, Katia Bertoldi School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorConor J. Walsh, Conor J. Walsh Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorGeorge M. Whitesides, Corresponding Author George M. Whitesides Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USADepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138 USASearch for more papers by this author Bobak Mosadegh, Bobak Mosadegh Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorPanagiotis Polygerinos, Panagiotis Polygerinos School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorChristoph Keplinger, Christoph Keplinger Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorSophia Wennstedt, Sophia Wennstedt Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorRobert F. Shepherd, Robert F. Shepherd Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorUnmukt Gupta, Unmukt Gupta Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorJongmin Shim, Jongmin Shim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorKatia Bertoldi, Katia Bertoldi School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorConor J. Walsh, Conor J. Walsh Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USASearch for more papers by this authorGeorge M. Whitesides, Corresponding Author George M. Whitesides Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 60 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 USADepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 April 2014 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201470092Citations: 33AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Four separate soft robotic fingers progressively curl to play notes on a keyboard. The finger-like actuators are made of a silicone elastomer molded from 3D printed parts by G. M. Whitesides and co-workers. On page 2163, these soft fingers are shown to be capable of bending fully in less than 50 ms, actuating over 1 million cycles, and bending along different paths based on their rate of pressurization. Citing Literature Volume24, Issue15April 16, 2014Pages 2109-2109 RelatedInformation