3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications

Soft robotics is gaining more interest because of the increasing demands in the manufacturing line to handle various types of delicate parts. The progress in the development of soft robotics does not only rely on the technology in the fabrication of the soft gripper structures, it also depends signi...

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Main Authors: Goh, Guo Liang, Yeong, Wai Yee, Altherr, Jannick, Tan, Jingyuan, Campolo, Domenico
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1630282022-11-19T23:31:32Z 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications Goh, Guo Liang Yeong, Wai Yee Altherr, Jannick Tan, Jingyuan Campolo, Domenico School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Singapore Centre for 3D Printing Schaeffler Hub for Advanced REsearch (SHARE) Lab Engineering::Mechanical engineering Additive Manufacturing Soft Robotics Printed Electronics Soft Sensors Soft robotics is gaining more interest because of the increasing demands in the manufacturing line to handle various types of delicate parts. The progress in the development of soft robotics does not only rely on the technology in the fabrication of the soft gripper structures, it also depends significantly on the integration of electronics such as the soft sensors and circuits. 3D printing technology is an important manufacturing tool for soft robotics due to its ability to fabricate designs with complex geometry and multi-material printing capability. Herein, the recently developed soft electronics such as sensors and circuits that involved the use of 3D printing technology are focused upon. In this article, the various designs of soft sensors, their fabrication techniques, and the materials used will be introduced. Besides, the design considerations and requirements for soft electronics will be presented. Lastly, the potential applications and the future outlook of soft electronics for soft grippers will be discussed. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Submitted/Accepted version This research is supported by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) under its IAF-ICP Programme ICP1900093 and the Schaeffler Hub for Advanced Research at NTU. 2022-11-16T06:05:23Z 2022-11-16T06:05:23Z 2022 Journal Article Goh, G. L., Yeong, W. Y., Altherr, J., Tan, J. & Campolo, D. (2022). 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications. Materials Today: Proceedings. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.025 2214-7853 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163028 10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.025 en ICP1900093 Materials Today: Proceedings © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Materials Today: Proceedings and is made available with permission of Elsevier Ltd. application/pdf
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topic Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Additive Manufacturing
Soft Robotics
Printed Electronics
Soft Sensors
spellingShingle Engineering::Mechanical engineering
Additive Manufacturing
Soft Robotics
Printed Electronics
Soft Sensors
Goh, Guo Liang
Yeong, Wai Yee
Altherr, Jannick
Tan, Jingyuan
Campolo, Domenico
3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
description Soft robotics is gaining more interest because of the increasing demands in the manufacturing line to handle various types of delicate parts. The progress in the development of soft robotics does not only rely on the technology in the fabrication of the soft gripper structures, it also depends significantly on the integration of electronics such as the soft sensors and circuits. 3D printing technology is an important manufacturing tool for soft robotics due to its ability to fabricate designs with complex geometry and multi-material printing capability. Herein, the recently developed soft electronics such as sensors and circuits that involved the use of 3D printing technology are focused upon. In this article, the various designs of soft sensors, their fabrication techniques, and the materials used will be introduced. Besides, the design considerations and requirements for soft electronics will be presented. Lastly, the potential applications and the future outlook of soft electronics for soft grippers will be discussed.
author2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
author_facet School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Goh, Guo Liang
Yeong, Wai Yee
Altherr, Jannick
Tan, Jingyuan
Campolo, Domenico
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author Goh, Guo Liang
Yeong, Wai Yee
Altherr, Jannick
Tan, Jingyuan
Campolo, Domenico
author_sort Goh, Guo Liang
title 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
title_short 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
title_full 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
title_fullStr 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
title_full_unstemmed 3D printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
title_sort 3d printing of soft sensors for soft gripper applications
publishDate 2022
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163028
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