Patent Document ID: 9962832
Application ID: 14768389
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A reconfigurable robotic device, comprising: a flexible body comprising: (a) at least one channel disposed within the flexible body in fluidic communication with a first inlet, wherein the flexible body is capable of actuation upon pressurization, and (b) a first magnetic connecting component disposed within the flexible body and positioned about the first inlet; and a hard component comprising: (a) a rigid body comprising a second inlet, and (b) a second magnetic connecting component positioned about the second inlet; wherein the first and second magnetic connecting components cause a seal to be formed between the flexible body and hard component wherein the first inlet and second inlet are in fluid communication, wherein the rigid body of the hard component defines a cavity having walls and a floor that is sized to accommodate an end of the flexible body comprising the first inlet, and wherein the second magnetic connecting component is located in the walls of the cavity.