Soft Robots: Paper, Silicone, Cloth, and Rubber Bots for All Ages

Popularized by Baymax in the hit movie Big Hero 6, soft robotics is a big, fun field. More than just cloth or silicone robots, soft robotics is all about getting motion out of soft things--paper, silicone, cloth, springs, rubber hoses--all these and more can be combined in different ways to come up with comfortable, friendly, and familiar-feeling solutions to interesting problems. And they can be fun to play with, too. This book is about taking different materials, combining them, and remixing them with 3d printing, laser cutting, mold making, casting, and sewing to create soft robots.

軟體機器人學是一個受到電影《超能奇兵》中的Baymax所推廣的熱門領域。軟體機器人學不僅僅是指布料或矽膠機器人，它更關注如何從軟性材料中獲得運動，例如紙張、矽膠、布料、彈簧、橡膠軟管等等。這些材料可以以不同的方式結合，創造出舒適、友善且熟悉的解決方案來解決有趣的問題。而且它們也很有趣可以一起玩。本書介紹了如何使用不同的材料，結合3D列印、雷射切割、模具製作、鑄造和縫紉等技術，創造出軟體機器人。