SOFT ROBOTICS / SOFA

SoftGen

EXPERIMENTAL

Given a starting shape and a target after inflation, SoftGen searches for chamber layouts and pressures, simulates the result, and exports the geometry.

The aim is direct silicone printing. Material calibration and a printed prototype are still ahead.

SoftGen candidate with two coloured air circuits — Inside a candidate: blue and orange identify two air circuits. They do not represent pressure or stress.

From a starting shape to a target

The example below tries to straighten a curved body. It moves toward the target, but does not reach it. The physical model is not yet validated.

Recorded simulation states of a curved soft robot — Simulation of the curved-to-straight experiment, with the target still unmet.

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