Hye Jun YounによるPneuBots ソフトロボティクス構築キットは、教育・教材・研修コンテンツデザインコンペティションカテゴリーにおける非常に権威ある2022 A' Design Award 銅賞の優れた受賞作品です。

銅教育· 2022

PneuBots ソフトロボティクス構築キット

デザイナー： Hye Jun Youn

クライアント: PneuBots

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PneuBots ソフトロボティクス構築キットについて

PneuBotsは、学習とクリエイティブなものづくりのためのモジュール式ソフトロボティクス構築キットです。本キットには、自己折り畳み可能な7種類のセグメント、3種類の空気圧コネクタおよびスプリッタ、そして200×70×100ミリメートルの専用ボックスが含まれています。各モジュールは2層のPVCフィルムで構成され、折り紙から着想を得たパターンに沿ってCNC加工と熱圧着によって接合されています。モジュールは口で空気を送り込むバルブを通じて膨らませると、収縮したり、丸まったり、曲がったりします。本キットは、ソフトロボティクスを探求したいアーティスト、デザイナー、エンジニア、メイカーにとっての参入障壁を下げます。

受賞

A' Design Award 銅賞について

PneuBots ソフトロボティクス構築キットは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。PneuBots ソフトロボティクス構築キットは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。PneuBots ソフトロボティクス構築キットは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

デザインの裏側

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デザイナーが提供するクレジット、チームメンバー、技術的な詳細。

独自の特性: PneuBots is a modular soft robotics construction kit consisting of seven types of self-foldable, quasi-inextensible segments, three types of pneumatic connectors and splitters, and a custom-designed box. The kit enables various assemblies to be made with the modular pieces, allowing creators to explore the world of soft robotics in playful ways.
寸法とパッケージ: Toolkit Box, 200 mm x 70 mm x 100 mm
タグ: Soft Robotics, Construction kit, Pneumatics, Shape changing, Learning, Playful, Design, Art, Interactivity, Education
製造技術: The modules of PneuBots were developed by a heat-pressing fabrication process, where two layers of PVC film were sandwiched together and then sealed along specific origami-inspired patterns. The CNC-milling plus heat pressing fabrication method achieves an accurate and smooth geometric pattern without wrinkles. Each PneuBots module has between one and five pneumatic ports with oral-inflation-valves. Modules can be connected to each other using three types of pneumatic connectors: Straight-shaped, T-shaped, and Cross-shaped.
デザインの課題: Some feedback from users mentioned the smooth surface of PVC film. Since the inflated modular blocks are slippery, the smooth texture may not be ideal for an interaction with objects with surface. Therefore, to extend PneuBots’ functionality, we are planning to create a layer of cloth such as an auxetic structure to generate friction between modules for more stable mobility. We will also eventually broaden the scope of our work to include more diversity in modular block design, and we are currently gathering data to determine the appropriate number of modular blocks to include in our basic package.
リサーチ: A mixed method comprising of interviews and existing product reviews were used. The initial target user group was consisted of graduate students who are new to this field. Over the course of developing this project, we informally interacted with 20 graduate students from design and engineering background who provided feedback about the behaviors and interactions they want to achieve with soft robotic design concepts, and who also shared some of the barriers and obstacles that prevented them from realizing their goals.
インスピレーション: Soft robotics is an emerging field with a very high potential for impact, which is also of strong interest to the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Haptic communities. Yet the barriers to entry for most makers are still very high, and they are even greater for those who come from nontechnical backgrounds. A constructive assembly kit in combination with carefully curated informational resources could significantly reduce the barrier to entry.
プロジェクト期間: The project started in June 2021 in Korea and finished in January 2022 in the US.
オペレーションフロー: Seven PneuBots modules with different actuation patterns including shrinking, curling and bending were designed. There are three working shapes: line, diagonal, and diamond. A linear seam with a 5mm gap in the middle results in a shrinking mechanism. The diamond shape-hinge serves as the bending angle control. The diagonal line with a 5mm gap serves as the curling control. PneuBots allows seamless programmability of the different assemblies, enabling artists, designers, engineers, and makers to create dynamic, shape-changing, and interactive works that can be used for education, storytelling, and dynamic art.
チームメンバー: Hye Jun Youn, Ali Shtarbanov and Jooyoung Youn