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soft robot chair

Karl Richard Breitling
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3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
- 2020 - bachelor thesis -

People are sitting more and longer. This has a negative effect on our bodies, which are naturally built for movement. In this context, sitting is not bad per se, but remaining in one and the same position for a longer period of time. This leads to one-sided strain and a lack of muscle movement. This is where the Soft Robotic Chair comes in, by sending impulses to the body to trigger movement.
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
The design was based on the human skeleton. It picks up positional stimuli very well, which triggers a reaction in the musculature. The four pneumatic actuators on the pelvis transmit tilting and inclining movements to the spine. The two on the lumbar spine are for rotation. The interaction of the six actuators enables many movement patterns that can alternate.
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
The hypothesis and the design were tested in several iterations. The final product was a life-size prototype that depicts the function and visual aesthetics. Which is based on the contrast between organic and technical.
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
3d printing Arduino chair fitness furniture Health industrial design interactive product design Soft Robotics
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