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In this chapter, the current status of applications and markets of soft actuators will be described with reference to some published patents in the expected application fields.
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Asaka, K., Nakamura, K. (2014). Current Status of Applications and Markets of Soft Actuators. In: Asaka, K., Okuzaki, H. (eds) Soft Actuators. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54767-9_2
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