According to foreign media reports, scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) in Singapore have developed innovative wearable fabrics that are soft and can be hardened as needed.
The new technology, called RoboFabric, combines geometric design, 3D printing and robot control technologies to quickly build medical devices or soft robots, such as the limbs of drones.
Photo source: “Science Robotics”, the research team at Nanyang Technological University used this multifunctional material to develop elbow support devices that can help people carry weight, and wrist support prototypes that can help stabilize joints for daily activities.
Patients with Parkinson’s disease benefit.
Inspired by the interlocking of pangolin and armadillo scales to form a protective shell, the first step in the patent-pending technology is to use advanced mathematical algorithms to design a tile interlock system.
These 3D printed tiles are then connected together by metal fibers or external bladder passing through tiny channels between them, which requires continuous application of negative pressure or exposure to vacuum conditions.
As the fibers shrink, the tiles interlock and harden, making RoboFabric more than 350 times more rigid and providing additional strength and stability.
, According to research results published by the research team in the journal Advanced Materials, when the device supports joints to carry heavy objects, it can reduce human muscle activity by up to 40%.
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