Additive Manufacturing Applications on Flexible Actuators for Active Orthoses and Medical Devices

Figure 4

Steps of manufacturing a square-shaped SPA: after solidification of the first silicone layer, (a) deposition of an element with high rigidity; (b) deposition of a second layer of silicone; (c) deposition of a sheet of paper or wax for the realization of the volume; (d) filling the mold with another layer of silicone.

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