Thesis

My soft catapult is for entertainment and education. It uses pneumatics to inflate and deflate different parts of the arm, causing it to hurl a projectile. It is a cool toy to play with, while also teaching about soft robotic concepts.

- Festo Robot

- Full range of motion

- Lot of force

Kid has fun with catapult and learns about soft robotic concepts

Iterations

- Balloons inflating/deflating

- Vacuum jamming

Tape causes balloon to bend when inflated

Basket holds projectile