MEC 1281 Effective Communication

  MEC 1281 Summary_Analysis Draft #3 By Chin Yong Sheng 21 st Feb 2021 According to the article, "Soft robotic arm..." (2020), researchers from MIT constructed a soft robot that is capable of estimating its 3D configuration through its skin that is covered with sensors. However, the sensors and neural network still lack refinement to accurately capture subtle and dynamic motions.   There are two advantages the soft robot has over traditional rigid robots. Due to its soft body, it has the ability to move in infinite number of ways at any time. Secondly, it does not rely on motion-capture cameras to provide feedback regarding 3D movement and positions. Instead, it relies on its own sensors. "The sensors can be fabricated using off-the shelf materials"(Truby,n.d,Para 5). Dr.Truby commented that the sensors are easy to fabricate, meaning any lab will be able to construct their owns sensor. Dr.Truby also highlighted that the materials used for constructing t

According to the article, "Soft robotic arm..." (2020), researchers from MIT constructed a soft robot that is capable of estimating its 3D configuration through its skin that is covered with sensors. However, the sensors and neural network still lack refinement to accurately capture subtle and dynamic motions.   There are two advantages the soft robot has over traditional rigid robots. Due to its soft body, it has the ability to move in infinite number of ways at any time. Secondly, it does not rely on motion-capture cameras to provide feedback regarding 3D movement and positions. Instead, it relies on its own sensors. "The sensors can be fabricated using off-the shelf materials"(Truby,n.d,Para 5). Dr.Truby commented that the sensors are easy to fabricate, meaning any lab will be able to construct their owns sensor. Dr.Truby also highlighted that the materials used for constructing the sensor should possess "piezoresistive" properties. The mat

 According to the article, "Soft robotic arm..." (2020), researchers from MIT constructed a soft robot that is capable of estimating its 3D configuration through its skin that is covered with sensors. However, the sensors and neural network still lack refinement to accurately capture subtle and dynamic motions.   There are two advantages the soft robot have over traditional rigid robots. Due to its soft body, it has the ability to move in infinite number of ways at any time. Secondly, it does not rely on motion-capture cameras to provide feedback regarding 3D movement and positions. Instead, it relies on its own sensors. "The sensors can be fabricated using off-the shelf materials"(Ryan Truby,n.d,Paragraph 5). Dr.Truby commented that the sensors are easy to fabricate, meaning any lab will be able to construct their owns sensor. Dr.Truby also highlighted that the materials used for constructing the sensor should possess "piezoresistive" properties. T

 According to the article, "Soft robotic arm..." (2020), researchers from MIT constructed a soft robot that is capable of estimating its 3D configuration through its skin that is covered with sensors. However, the sensors and neural network still lacks refinement to accurately capture subtle and dynamics motion.   There are two advantages the soft robot have over traditional rigid robots. Due to its soft body, it has the ability to move in infinite number of ways at any time. Secondly, it does not rely on motion-capture cameras to provide feedback regarding 3D movement and positions. Instead, it relies on its own sensors. However, its ability to move without restriction resulted in increased difficulty to use it in "control" applications. To alleviate this problem, new robots have to undergo deep learning. Doing so, the robot will progressively be more effective in capturing meaningful feedback signals. Researchers also aim to utilize better sensors to prov