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PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى by Hye Jun Youn

PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى by Hye Jun Youn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى in مائارىپ، ئوقۇتۇش يارلىقى ۋە تەربىيە مەزمۇنى لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


برونزامائارىپ· 2022

PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى

by Hye Jun Youn

Client: PneuBots

A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى Winner in مائارىپ Category

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The Design

About PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى

PneuBots ئۆگىنىش ۋە ئىجادىي ياساش ئۈچۈن مۆلچەرلەنگەن، بۆلەكلىك يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكىدۇر. بۇ يۈرۈشلۈك يەتتە خىل ئۆزلۈكىدىن قاتلىنالايدىغان بۆلەكلەرنى، ئۈچ خىل پنېۋماتىك ئۇلىغۇچ ۋە تارقاتقۇچلارنى ھەمدە ئۆلچىمى 200 × 70 × 100 مىللىمېتىر بولغان ئالاھىدە ياسالغان ساندۇقنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالىدۇ. ھەر بىر بۆلەك CNC ئارقىلىق ئويۇش ۋە ئىسسىقلىق بېسىم بېرىش ئۇسۇلى بىلەن، ئوريگامىدىن ئىلھاملانغان ئۇسلۇبتا بىر-بىرىگە ئۇلانغان ئىككى قەۋەت PVC پىلىنكىدىن ياسالغان. بۇ بۆلەكلەر ئاغىز ئارقىلىق ھاۋا پۇۋلاش كلاپانلىرى ئارقىلىق ھاۋا تولدۇرۇلغاندا كىچىكلىيىدۇ، پۇرۇلىدۇ ياكى ئېگىلىدۇ. بۇ قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈك يۇمشاق روبوت تېخنىكىسىنى تەتقىق قىلماقچى بولغان سەنئەتكارلار، دىزاينېرلار، ئىنژېنېرلار ۋە ياسىغۇچىلار ئۈچۈن كىرىش بوسۇغىسىنى تۆۋەنلىتىدۇ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتى

PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ ئىجادىيەت، ئىختىراچىلىق ۋە زېرەكلىك بىلەن ئاجرىلىپ تۇرىدىغان ئوتتۇرىغا چىققان لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئىنتايىن ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. برونزا غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ كەڭ تەجرىبىسى، تەسەۋۋۇرى ۋە ئىختىراچىلىقىنى ئىسپاتلايدىغان ناھايىتى ماھىر ۋە ھەيران قالارلىق ئىجادىي بۇيۇملاردۇر. PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى ناھايىتى قەدىرلىنىدىغان، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ۋە سۆيۈلىدىغان، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ھەم يېڭىلىقچان بۇيۇم بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award برونزا مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىدىكى ئەڭ ياخشى ئەمەلىيەتلەرنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالىدۇ ھەمدە تەپسىلاتقا بولغان دىققىتى بىلەن ئەلا. PneuBots يۇمشاق روبوت قۇراستۇرۇش قوراللىق يۈرۈشلۈكى ئېھتىياجلارنى چىرايلىق قاندۇرىدۇ، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرگە تەگدۈرىدۇ، ھېسسىياتنى مەپتۇن قىلىدۇ ۋە قىزىقىشنى قوزغايدۇ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
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.
Dimensions & Packaging
Toolkit Box, 200 mm x 70 mm x 100 mm
Tags
Soft Robotics, Construction kit, Pneumatics, Shape changing, Learning, Playful, Design, Art, Interactivity, Education
Production Technology
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.
Design Challenge
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.
Research
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.
Inspiration
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.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2021 in Korea and finished in January 2022 in the US.
Operation Flow
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.
Team Members
Hye Jun Youn, Ali Shtarbanov and Jooyoung Youn

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