Abstract
Soft, 3D elastomeric structures and composite structures are easy to fabricate using click-e-bricks, and the internal architecture of these structures together with the capabilities built into the bricks themselves provide mechanical, optical, electrical, and fluidic functions.
Highlights
Structures composed largely of elastomeric polymers are the components that make up soft actuators,[1,2,3] devices,[4] and machines.[1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]
The approach we describe here uses elastomeric bricks—universal construction elements fabricated from elastomeric polymers—that can be clicked together to assemble many different elastomeric structures
Click-e-bricks make it possible to fabricate complex three-dimensional elastomeric structures that would be difficult or impossible to fabricate directly by molding or by 3D printing
Summary
Click-e-bricks make it possible to fabricate complex three-dimensional elastomeric structures that would be difficult or impossible to fabricate directly by molding (e.g., those with overhangs that contain more than one type of polymer, or those with non-moldable materials) or by 3D printing. The ready availability of click-e-bricks, and of many other component-based building systems (tiles, rod-and-connector assemblies, and others), reduces the difficulties of making architecturally complicated —in terms of material and geometry—soft structures and machines,[1,7,8] and enables users efficiently to design, prototype, and evaluate a wide range of new soft structures and actuators.
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