Michael Wehner

Sprout: Designing Expressivity for Robots Using Fiber-Embedded Actuation

In this paper, we explore how techniques from soft robotics can help create a new form of robotic expression. We present Sprout, a soft expressive robot that conveys its internal states by changing the shape of its body. By integrating fiber-embedded actuators into its construction, Sprout can extend, expand, twist, a…