FlowIO Development Platform – the Pneumatic “Raspberry Pi” for Soft Robotics
FlowIO Development Platform – the Pneumatic “Raspberry Pi” for Soft Robotics
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FlowIO 开发平台 – 用于软体机器人的气动“Raspberry Pi”
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2021
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Ali Shtarbanov
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Ali Shtarbanov
FlowIO是一个微型、模块化的气动开发平台，具有用于软机器人和可编程材料的控制、驱动和传感的软件工具包。五个气动端口和多个完全集成的模块可满足各种压力、流量和尺寸要求，使FlowIO适用于HCI和软机器人中的大多数可穿戴和非可穿戴气动应用。FlowIO包括一个软件堆栈，具有API、蓝牙功能和所有主要移动的和桌面操作系统上支持的Web GUI。该系统与Arduino、JavaScript和Google Chrome完全兼容，同时计划在未来开发中支持Scratch、Python和Unity，使FlowIO适合任何技术背景的制造商。超过12人使用了FlowIO平台，从高中生和大学生到研究生和研究人员。在本文中，我介绍了FlowIO平台，它对HCI社区的意义，以及将FlowIO部署为社区驱动的开源项目的初步努力。
FlowIO is a miniature, modular, pneumatic development platform with a software toolkit for control, actuation, and sensing of soft robots and programmable materials. Five pneumatic ports and multiple fully-integrated modules to satisfy various pressure, flow, and size requirements make FlowIO suitable for most wearable and non-wearable pneumatic applications in HCI and soft robotics. FlowIO includes a software stack with APIs, Bluetooth capabilities, and web-GUI supported on all major mobile and desktop operating systems. The system is fully compatible with Arduino, JavaScript, and Google Chrome, while support for Scratch, Python, and Unity is planned for future development, making FlowIO suitable for makers from any technical background. Over a dozen people have used the FlowIO platform, ranging from high-school and college students to graduate students and researchers. In this paper I introduce the FlowIO platform, its significance to the HCI community, and preliminary efforts towards deploying FlowIO as a community-driven open-source project.