Compliant Mechanism Soft Robot Design and Peristaltic Movement Optimization Using Random Search

Figure 1

The original material depicted in dashed lines is subjected to the longitudinal strain represented by the red arrows. (a) Nonauxetic behavior where the original material contracts in the direction of the blue arrows, while (b) an auxetic behavior where the original material expands in the direction of the blue arrows.

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