Soft pumps for soft robots
Abstract
A light and portable soft electro-pneumatic pump could power future soft robots.
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Science Robotics
Volume 6 | Issue 51
February 2021
February 2021
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Received: 20 January 2021
Accepted: 26 January 2021
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