Towards Better Bionics: A Soft Anthropomorphic Gripper with Tactile Feedback
The ability to interact with and dexterously manipulate objects in the environment, one of the most important physical abilities humans possess, forms a core part of the human experience. Thus, restoring this aspect has formed the primary motivation behind the development of artificial limbs and prostheses. However, current bionic devices are complicated and lack effective sensing due to SWaP-C constraints, which is where the inherent advantages of soft robotics may find themselves useful. My work seeks to prove the efficacy of soft robotic technologies in this sector as an elegant alternative to typical rigid hands, through the design and development of soft tactile sensors integrated within a fully soft anthropomorphic gripper simulating the major aspects of the human grasping ability.
Advisor: Cagdas Onal (WPI)
Committee: Yunus Telliel (WPI) and Karen Troy (WPI)
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