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Pouch Motor DIY

by Hyejun Youn    -   August 20th, 2020

Duration -  15 min

 

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Difficulty - Beginner

Purpose

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Lift up heavy materials and gently grab an (fragile) object
Materials
 
  • FlowIO
  • Tape 
  • Zip Bag
  • Paper
  • Air Tube
  • Hear Sealer
  • Scissors
  • Marker

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Steps
Trace and Seal

  • Place the zip bag on top of the stencil and trace the shape with a marker.

  • Adjust the heat sealer level to the lowest point.

  • Place the zip bag on the sealer. Adjust the position to make sure that the crosses/dots are on the sealing line.

  • Push the sealing arm down and keep the arm down for 3-4 seconds.The zip bag must be straight to avoid any wrinkles from sealing. 

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Make a Gap

  • Cut the zip bag slightly bigger than the printed outline. 

  • Tape a narrow paper on the zip bag to make a gap in the middle of the sealing.

  • Place the zip bag and push the sealing arm down.

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Make a Hole

  • Make a cross/dot to mark the position of an air inlet hole with a pen. Fold the films crosswise around the mark. Make a VERY small hole (about 1-2 mm) with scissors.

  • Apply double-sided tape on the bottom of a connector. Make a through hole with an awl.

  • Cover the hole on the other side with tape.

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Connect

  • Connect one end of the tube to the pouch, with the other end connecting to the syringe.

  • Connect the other of the tube to FlowIO.

  • Press the power button, and turn on the device.

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Set Up

  • Open the Web-GUI with Google Chrome browser and click the "Connect" button.

  • Check Get Started Page for further instruction. 

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Move

  • Push air into the pouch to see the inflation of the pouch, and the flapping motion created by the expansion and contraction.

  • Try different sizes/shapes!

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Lift Up

  • Lift up heavy materials and gently grab an (fragile) object! 

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  • What if you make a pouch with different sizes/shapes/diagonal lines/circular shape? 

  • What would happen if this is attached to other materials such as paper? 

  • What would happen if you insert other materials such as liquid, color?

  • Different thickness of transparent film? 

  • Can you create a biomimicry soft robot?

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