Airbit - A collaborative development kit for soft robotics
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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
Master's thesis
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2023
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Master’s Programme in Design
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en
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21
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In this paper, I introduced a collaborative development kit for soft robotics, named Airbit, along with the process of its ideation, design, and development. The methods of metadesign and reflective learning were employed to rapidly comprehend the current industry status of soft robotics, as well as the reasons for its failure to achieve widespread adoption in the consumer market. Airbit attempts to address this situation by stimulating user creativity in the application of soft robotics. It consists of various soft and hard modules and is suitable for users of different cognitive levels. I also focused on the process of manufacturing the Airbit prototype, the challenges encountered, and how these challenges influenced the iterative design process. Finally, further research and user development plans were discussed, including soft structure manufacturing tools inspired by Airbit, and an influence model in the soft robotics industry.Description
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Keinonen, TurkkaThesis advisor
Keinonen, TurkkaKeywords
soft robotics, metadesign, reflective learning, modular design, fabrication, prototyping
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The video and pdf of Airbit design, development, and prototyping
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The video introduces the concept and prototyping process of Airbit. The pdf shows a detailed design and development process. Those contents (including some from the paper) can also be seen on my website: https://yudikai233.gitlab.io/project/airbit/
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