The Science of Soft Robots - Design, Materials and Information Processing

The goal of this textbook is to equip readers with as structured knowledge of soft robotics as possible. Seeking to overcome the limitations of conventional robots by making them more flexible, gentle and adaptable, soft robotics has become one of the most active fields over the last decade. Soft robotics is also highly interdisciplinary, bringing together robotics, computer science, material science, biology, etc.
After the introduction, the content is divided into three parts: Design of Soft Robots; Soft Materials; and Autonomous Soft Robots. Part I addresses soft mechanisms, biological mechanisms, and soft manipulation & locomotion. In Part II, the basics of polymer, biological materials, flexible & stretchable sensors, and soft actuators are discussed from a materials science standpoint. In turn, Part III focuses on modeling & control of continuum bodies, material intelligence, and information processing using soft body dynamics. In addition, the latest research resultsand cutting-edge research are highlighted throughout the book.
Written by a team of researchers from highly diverse fields, the work offers a valuable textbook or technical guide for all students, engineers and researchers who are interested in soft robotics.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Soft Mechanisms.- Chapter 3: Biological Mechanisms.- Chapter 4: Soft Manipulation and Locomotion.- Chapter 5: Basics of Polymer.- Chapter 6: Biological Material.- Chapter 7: Flexible and Stretchable Sensors.- Chapter 8: Soft Actuators.- Chapter 9:   Modeling and Control of Continuum Body.- Chapter 10: Material Intelligence.- Chapter 11: Information Processing using Soft Body Dynamics.

About the author

Koichi Suzumori is a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Kenjiro Fukuda is a senior research scientist at RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science.

Ryuma Niiyama is an associate professor at Meiji University.

Kohei Nakajima is an associate professor at the University of Tokyo.

Product details

Assisted by	Kenjiro Fukuda (Editor), Kohei Nakajima (Editor), Ryuma Niiyama (Editor), Ryuma Niiyama et al (Editor), Koichi Suzumori (Editor)
Publisher	Springer, Berlin
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	01.09.2024
EAN	9789811951763
ISBN	978-981-1951-76-3
No. of pages	406
Dimensions	155 mm x 19 mm x 235 mm
Weight	716 g
Illustrations	XVI, 406 p. 213 illus., 131 illus. in color.
Series	Natural Computing Series
Subject	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT

Product details

• Assisted by: Kenjiro Fukuda (Editor), Kohei Nakajima (Editor), Ryuma Niiyama (Editor), Ryuma Niiyama et al (Editor), Koichi Suzumori (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9789811951763
• ISBN: 978-981-1951-76-3
• No. of pages: 406
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 19 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 716 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 406 p. 213 illus., 131 illus. in color.
• Series: Natural Computing Series
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT