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ChromaBot - Prototyping Soft Robotic Actuators with Integrated Electrochromic Displays

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Anna Dagmar Bille Milthers,

Markus LochtefeldAuthors Info & Claims

MUM '21: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

Pages 198 - 200

https://doi.org/10.1145/3490632.3497831

Published: 25 February 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Soft robotics - robots built from highly compliant materials that resemble soft biological materials - have recently become more popular especially in industry settings, given their ability to handle fragile objects. One problem however of these devices is that they can only communicate intend or the need for help through movement. To overcome this limitation, in this paper we present ChromaBot, a method towards prototyping soft robotic actuators with integrated printed electrochromic displays. Our method only degrades the longevity of the soft robotic actuator in an acceptable manner while at the same time allows for a more expressive soft robot. We present detailed instructions on how to prototype ChromaBot as well as an initial analysis of the durability, both of the display as well as of the actuator.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642708
Jensen WLöchtefeld M(2022)ECPlotter: A Toolkit for Rapid Prototyping of Electrochromic DisplaysProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3568444.3568466(1-11)Online publication date: 27-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3568444.3568466

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ChromaBot - Prototyping Soft Robotic Actuators with Integrated Electrochromic Displays
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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MUM '21: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

December 2021

263 pages

ISBN:9781450386432

DOI:10.1145/3490632

Editors:
Adalberto L. Simeone
KU Leuven
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Raf Ramakers
Hasselt University
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Cristina Gena
University of Turin

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Hanton OFraser MRoudaut A(2024)DisplayFab: The State of the Art and a Roadmap in the Personal Fabrication of Free-Form Displays Using Active Materials and Additive Manufacturing.Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613904.3642708(1-24)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642708
Jensen WLöchtefeld M(2022)ECPlotter: A Toolkit for Rapid Prototyping of Electrochromic DisplaysProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia10.1145/3568444.3568466(1-11)Online publication date: 27-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3568444.3568466

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