Soft Robotics: A DIY Introduction to Squishy, Stretchy, and Flexible Robots

Chances are there's one of his passports hanging around at your hackerspace.He is the founder and lead scientist at Super-Releaser, an open source soft robotics company dedicated to building the technologies that bring the robots out of the lab and into everyday life. You may have seen monsters he's built, printed objects he's released, or watched videos he's made. He earned a BFA in industrial design at RISD in '07. They develop products, manufacturing methods, measurement equipment, and applications for soft robots. Between then and now he's built a fleet of plotte

He earned a BFA in industrial design at RISD in '07. Between then and now he's built a fleet of plotter robots for Bond, worked on 5 books, developed projects in house for Instructables, built kite powered racers for Makani, designed the CNC curriculum at TechShop, and animated a TV series for NOVA.. Matthew Borgatti is a maker, designer, and engineer. Chances are there's one of his passports hanging around at your hackerspace.He is the founder and lead scientist at S

The projects use a wide range of tools and techniques -- including microcontrollers, 3D printing, laser cutting, mold making, casting, and heat sealing -- to create intriguing soft robots and devices. Soft robotics is an emerging field that approaches robots in new ways, enabling them to operate in environments that are unstructured or unstable and to perform tasks that require delicacy and malleability. It is tinkering at its finest!World's first DIY project book on soft roboticsWritten by designers working on the forefront of the fieldApproaches projects from simple introductions to more complex designs that build on what you knowExplore robotics using novel materials and techniques you can apply to challenges far outside of roboticsSoft robotics DIY projects that are relatively affordable, accessible and achievable.Explore and build creations from the brand new emerging field of roboticsProvides context on the field of soft robotics alongside hands-on learningTeaches