Pneumatic soft robots use pressurized air to move soft, rubbery limbs and grippers
An 8-bit pneumatic RAM chip used to help a soft robot control its movements.
August 4, 2021
Engineers at University of California, Riverside have unveiled an air-powered computer memory that can be used to control soft robots. The innovation overcomes one of the biggest obstacles to advancing soft robotics: the fundamental mismatch between pneumatics and electronics. The U.S. National Science Foundation-funded work is published in
Pneumatic soft robots use pressurized air to move soft, rubbery limbs and grippers, and are superior to traditional rigid robots for performing delicate tasks. They are also safer for humans to be around. Baymax, the health care companion robot in the 2014 animated film