MTRE 6740:Soft Robotics

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS program in Intelligent Robotic Systems
Soft Robotics is an emerging subfield of robotics with great potential for interfacing with delicate objects and living systems. Soft actuators are made of soft and compliant materials such as polymer/metal composites, elastomers, and hydrogels. These soft machines operate based on pneumatic, electrical, chemical, and optical actuation mechanisms. This course will focus on modeling, control, and manufacturing of electroactive polymer actuators and soft pneumatics actuators and their application in soft robotic systems.