Diploma thesis presents a study on soft robots, focusing on soft fingers, grippers and their manufacturing. The second chapter covers the materials used for constructing these soft robots, their operating principles, and the manufacturing process. The experimental part of the thesis includes a detailed description of materials for gripper fabrication, procedures for creating soft fingers, testing of these fingers, and the assembly of the gripper. The testing involved checking for air tightness, uniformity of inflation, determining the most suitable number of segments, testing with cylinders of different diameters, determining the maximum weight the gripper can lift, testing with various spheres, everyday items, and delicate objects.
The discussion section of the thesis includes comparisons between different types of grippers, evaluating the efficiency of fingers with various numbers of segments, comparing ribbed and non-ribbed grippers, proposing improvements, and exploring practical applications of soft grippers.
The conclusion of the thesis summarizes the key findings and contributions of the research on soft robots and describes potential avenues for further research and advancements in this field.
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