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Sensors for soft robots and soft actuators

US10576643B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

President and Fellows of Harvard College · US

Inventors

Joshua Aaron Lessing · Cambridge, US
George M. Whitesides · Newton, US
Ramses V. Martinez · West Lafayette, US
Dian YANG · Cambridge, US
Bobak Mosadegh · New York, US
Kevin C. Galloway · Somerville, US
Firat Guder · Watertown, US
Alok S. Tayi · Somerville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2015
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J15/12
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A soft robotic device with one or more sensors is described. The sensor may be embedded in the soft body of the soft robotic device, attached to the soft body of the soft robotic device, or otherwise linked to the soft body of the soft robotic device.

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