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cs.RO2024
Bridging Hard and Soft: Mechanical Metamaterials Enable Rigid Torque Transmission in Soft Robots
Molly Carton, Jakub F. Kowalewski, Jiani Guo +4
Torque and continuous rotation are fundamental methods of actuation and manipulation in rigid robots. Soft robot arms use soft materials and structures to mimic the passive complia…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Foams with 3D Spatially Programmed Mechanics Enabled by Autonomous Active Learning on Viscous Thread Printing
Brett Emery, Kelsey L. Snapp, Daniel Revier +4
Foams are versatile by nature and ubiquitous in a wide range of applications, including padding, insulation, and acoustic dampening. Previous work established that foams 3D printed…
physics.app-ph2024
Design and Reprogrammability of Zero Modes in 2D Materials from a Single Element
Daniel Revier, Molly Carton, Jeffrey I. Lipton
Mechanical extremal materials, a class of metamaterials that exist at the bounds of elastic theory, possess the extraordinary capability to engineer any desired elastic behavior by…