Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality

The soft robotics community is currently wondering what the future of soft robotics is. Therefore, it is very important to identify the directions in which the community should focus its efforts to consolidate its impact. The identification of convincing applications is a priority, especially to dem...

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Autor principal:	Matteo Cianchetti
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	soft robotics embodied intelligence morphological computation soft mechatronics soft actuators Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:362a6ccb70ae4e059ca6b93fe510ef382021-11-17T05:03:54ZEmbodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality2296-914410.3389/frobt.2021.724056https://doaj.org/article/362a6ccb70ae4e059ca6b93fe510ef382021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2021.724056/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-9144The soft robotics community is currently wondering what the future of soft robotics is. Therefore, it is very important to identify the directions in which the community should focus its efforts to consolidate its impact. The identification of convincing applications is a priority, especially to demonstrate that some achievements already represent an attractive alternative to current technological approaches in specific scenarios. However, most of the added value of soft robotics has been only theoretically grasped. Embodied Intelligence, being of these theoretical principles, represents an interesting approach to fully exploit soft robotic’s potential, but a pragmatic application of this theory still remains difficult and very limited. A different design approach could be beneficial, i.e., the integration of a certain degree of continuous adaptability in the hardware functionalities of the robot, namely, a “flexible” design enabled by hardware components able to fulfill multiple functionalities. In this paper this concept of flexible design is introduced along with its main technological and theoretical basic elements. The potential of the approach is demonstrated through a biological comparison and the feasibility is supported by practical examples with state-of-the-art technologies.Matteo CianchettiMatteo CianchettiFrontiers Media S.A.articlesoft roboticsembodied intelligencemorphological computationsoft mechatronicssoft actuatorsMechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENFrontiers in Robotics and AI, Vol 8 (2021)
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topic	soft robotics embodied intelligence morphological computation soft mechatronics soft actuators Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95
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description	The soft robotics community is currently wondering what the future of soft robotics is. Therefore, it is very important to identify the directions in which the community should focus its efforts to consolidate its impact. The identification of convincing applications is a priority, especially to demonstrate that some achievements already represent an attractive alternative to current technological approaches in specific scenarios. However, most of the added value of soft robotics has been only theoretically grasped. Embodied Intelligence, being of these theoretical principles, represents an interesting approach to fully exploit soft robotic’s potential, but a pragmatic application of this theory still remains difficult and very limited. A different design approach could be beneficial, i.e., the integration of a certain degree of continuous adaptability in the hardware functionalities of the robot, namely, a “flexible” design enabled by hardware components able to fulfill multiple functionalities. In this paper this concept of flexible design is introduced along with its main technological and theoretical basic elements. The potential of the approach is demonstrated through a biological comparison and the feasibility is supported by practical examples with state-of-the-art technologies.
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title	Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality
title_short	Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality
title_full	Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality
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Embodied Intelligence in Soft Robotics Through Hardware Multifunctionality

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