A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics

• Main Authors: Yap, Yee Ling, Sing, Swee Leong, Yeong, Wai Yee
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Manufacturing::Polymers and plastics; Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots; Additive Manufacturing; Soft Robotics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143753
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft robotics is currently a rapidly growing new field of robotics whereby the robots are fundamentally soft and elastically deformable. Fabrication of soft robots is currently challenging and highly time- and labor-intensive. Recent advancements in three-dimensional (3D) printing of soft materials...