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Electroactive interface-enhanced dielectric elastomer with ultrahigh electroadhesion and multifunctional droplet actuation. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Yan H, Zhang J, Liu L, Wei C, Zhang C, Wang K, Zhu J, Moumni Z, Zhang W, Lu J.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermally Drawn Soft Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Fibers. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Akimoto Y, Coativy G, Cavaillé JY, Adrien J, Maire E, Guo Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Design and Modeling of a High‐Displacement, Skin‐Integrated Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator for Haptic Interfaces in Virtual Reality

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible, skin‐integrated electromagnetic actuator is developed for wearable virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) haptic systems. A tunable design model enables control over displacement and resonance frequency. The system is validated through a custom VR application with a 6 × 4 actuator array, demonstrating real‐time, spatially targeted tactile ...
Naji Tarabay, Alexandra Zhang Jiang, Ziteng Liu, Rachel Villamor, Derek Cha, Ananya Renuka Balakrishna, Tianshu Liu, Priyanshu Agarwal, Rainer Dömer, Camilo Velez   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A high-performance passive galloping-driven dielectric elastomer generator for micro-wind energy harvesting. [PDF]

iScience
Tan J, Zhang J, Zheng S, Du X, Di K, Shen Z, Cai J, Xu Z, E S.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A reconfigurable dielectric elastomer actuator via phase-transitional ferrofluid enables sustainable operation. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Lee YH, Moon SW, Lee MG, Song WJ, Choi SY, Sung G, Cho YE, Choi J, Park BI, Lee Y, Kim HY, Sun JY.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Electromechanical Performance of Dielectric Elastomer by Co-Crosslinking of Silane-Functionalized TiO₂ with Polyacrylate. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Peng L, Si W, He Y, Ning N, Wang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ions-Silica Percolated Ionic Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Soft Robots. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh), 2023
Choi H, Kim Y, Kim S, Kim SY, Kim JS, Yun E, Kweon H, Amoli V, Choi UH, Lee H, Kim DH.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source