# Soft robots, plastic film and high voltages **URL:** https://metastudio.org/t/soft-robots-plastic-film-and-high-voltages/3258 **Category:** MakerSpace Chat **Tags:** project, everyone, advance, months **Created:** [February 12, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/soft-robots-plastic-film-and-high-voltages/3258 "2020-02-12T11:18:30Z") **Posts on this page:** 2 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![jtd](https://metastudio.org/user_avatar/metastudio.org/jtd/32/244_2.png) [@jtd](https://metastudio.org/u/jtd) #### Post date: [February 12, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/soft-robots-plastic-film-and-high-voltages/3258/1 "2020-02-12T11:18:30Z")
This project is an attempt to make a soft robot. Eventual goal being to make a octopus like appendage. @VijayVigyanShaala suggested use of high voltage on films causes the film to deform. So, first step is to generate high voltages. I decided to use my aeroponics mister controller board which generates 100v. Added 2 doubler stages and got 415 volts no load. Here is a pic of the bread board. I will add 3 more stages to get approx 3500v. Hope the bread board does not arc. ![image](https://metastudio.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/62ba4c358a1c3d21d6c53af88226355431744e77.jpeg) @prerak9 built a flyback generator and generates 12 kv. ---
### Author: ![VijayVigyanShaala](https://metastudio.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/76d3ee/32.png) [@VijayVigyanShaala](https://metastudio.org/u/VijayVigyanShaala) #### Post date: [March 7, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://metastudio.org/t/soft-robots-plastic-film-and-high-voltages/3258/2 "2020-03-07T13:58:50Z")
This looks great Jude. I have a few ideas to see why high voltage on the PET did not bend it. The fish and other project which show the bending is a more complicated structure where PET is.ised as a backbone. I will write a note on it and send it toypuon how we can progress. Sorry for not looking at this post, trying to learn my way across stemgames.