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1. VINE ROBOTS
Y.THRINATH
17311A03B4

2. CONTENTS
01Intro
02Inspire
03Builting
04Assembly
05Accessories
06Applications
07Conclusion
08References

3. 01
This robot was invented by Elliot Hawkes ,asst professor of
mechanical engineering at UCSB.The basic idea behind this robot is
straightforward. It’s a tube of soft material folded inside itself, like an
inside-out sock, that grows in one direction when the material at the
front of the tube everts, as the tube becomes right-side-out. In the
prototypes, the material was a thin, cheap plastic and the robot body
everted when the scientists pumped pressurized air into the
stationary end. In other versions, fluid could replace the pressurized
air.
INTRODUCTION

4. 02
The thing which inspired Elliot was a vine plant outside of his
office, which grows towards sunlight without destroying the
support, it goes towards sun day by day with no friction. which
makes him stimulate the motion of the same kind using
polythene and air, in the form of polythene tubes and using air
pressure to push force.
INSPIRATION

5. BUILT
Required materials
plastic roll
clear tubing
compressed air regulator
filament tape
double sided tape
Plastic Bag Heat Sealer
ruler
scissors
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6. 04
STEPS
1. Prepare the Robot Body
2. Attach the Air Supply Tubing
3. Add Turns
4. Invert the Robot
5. Grow the Robot

7. 05
Step 1: Prepare the Robot Body
Cut 2 feet of plastic from the roll

8. 06
Using a permanent marker, mark straight line at 1” from both ends. One of the
ends must be marked all around.

9. Step2: Attach the Air SupplyTubing
-Insert the air supply tube into the unsealed end of
the robot (~1 inch into the plastic).
-Wrap tape around the end of the robot body to
create an airtight seal and secure the air supply
tube.
-Increase the air pressure to about 1 psi to inflate
the tube and make it easier evert.
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Step 3: Add Turns
Adding a turn works by shortening one side of the
robot. This allows the robot to turn in the direction of the
shortened side.
- Create a 1 inch (~2.5cm) fold in the outstretched
and deflated robot body.
-Cut a piece of red tape and place it as shown in
Figure 2.
-Lay the fold flat and tape it down. Make sure the
tape has a firm grip.

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Step 4: Invert the Robot
-Fold the tip of the robot into itself.
-Use a rod to fully invert the robot.

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Step 5: Grow the Robot
Evert the robot.
Increase the pressure to ~1-2psi to grow the
robot
You now have a turn!

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17. 15
Assembly
Camera
Mount
Growing Portion
Arduino and Control Circuitry
Air Compressor
Joystick
Robot Base
Display
Base Station
Soft Robot Body

18. Accessories
1- camera
2- microphone
3- pillow
4-tools
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19. camera mounted at face
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(a)
(b)
(c)
Series Pouch
Motors
Camera
Mount
Zipper Pocket

21. 19
Applications
Archaeological Exploration

22. 20
medical purposes

23. construction
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References
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qevIIQHrJZg
* https://www.researchgate.net/project/Development-of-a-Demonstration-Guided-Motion-
Planning-for-Continuum-Robots
*https://news.stanford.edu/2017/07/19/stanford-researchers-develop-new-type-soft-
growing-robot/
* https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2020.548266/full

25. Conclusion
This technology is in developing stage, and this comes handy in many
operations later when it comes to applications.
There are many places where a human being cant reach to study the
subjects closely , this can be satifsied by these kind of robots.

26. T h a n k s