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Instability of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

, 2012
Dielectric elastomers (DEs) are an important class of materials, currently employed in the design and realization of electrically-driven, highly deformable actuators and devices, which find application in several fields of technology and engineering, including aerospace, biomedical and mechanical engineering.
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A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
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Functional soft robotic composites based on organic photovoltaic and dielectric elastomer actuator. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abolhosen AMR, Lee S, Fukuda K, Someya T, González LH, Shintake J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Compact, High‐Performance, and Deformation‐Resilient Trielectrode Electrostatic Soft Pump for Soft Robotics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Existing soft pumps often require tradeoffs between performance and compatibility with soft robotic systems. The proposed trielectrode electrostatic soft pump addresses these limitations through an innovative driving mechanism. Its design, which includes a trielectrode configuration and the use of compliant materials, improves operational efficiency ...
Yangqiao Lin, Xiaoli Yang, Tao Jin, Jieyu Wang, Sicheng Yi, Yue Wang, Songyi Zhong, Tao Yue, Quan Zhang, Yingzhong Tian, Long Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimodal Resonances of a Rectangular Planar Dielectric Elastomer Actuator and Its Application in a Robot with Soft Bristles. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Du Y, Wu X, Wang D, Zhao F, Hu H.
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Improved Mechanical and Electrochemical Properties of XNBR Dielectric Elastomer Actuator by Poly(dopamine) Functionalized Graphene Nano-Sheets. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2019
Yang D, Kong X, Ni Y, Ruan M, Huang S, Shao P, Guo W, Zhang L.   +7 more
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Sound‐Based Assembly of Magnetically Actuated Soft Robots Toward Enhanced Release of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Magnetic soft robots offer promise in biomedicine due to their wireless actuation and rapid response, but current fabrication methods are complex and have limited cellular compatibility. A new, contactless bioassembly strategy using hydrodynamic instabilities is introduced, enabling customizable, centimeter‐scale robots.
Wei Gao, Riccardo Tognato, Micaela Natta, Elena Della Bella, Alessandro Cianciosi, Tiziano Serra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multimodal Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Flexible Sensor for Soft Robotic Hand Environmental Perception

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A multimodal laser‐induced graphene (LIG)‐based flexible sensor is developed to detect proximity and contact signals. Integrated into a soft robotic hand, it enables vision‐free object searching and grasping. Combined with a convolutional neural network, the system achieves accurate material and texture recognition, enhancing the capability of ...
Youning Duo, Jinxi Duan, Xinyu Hao, Kaining Tao, Xin Liu, Mingyuan Li, Xingyu Chen, Wenbo Liu, Zonghao Zuo, Li Wen   +9 more
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Novel para-aortic cardiac assistance using a pre-stretched dielectric elastomer actuator. [PDF]

Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Jahren SE, Martinez T, Walter A, Clavica F, Heinisch PP, Buffle E, Luedi MM, Hörer J, Obrist D, Carrel T, Civet Y, Perriard Y.   +11 more
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Data‐Driven Design of Bimodal Networked Dielectric Elastomers for High‐Performance Artificial Muscles

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A data‐efficient artificial intelligence‐assisted framework, which integrates experimental data with machine learning, is developed for the design of bimodal networked dielectric elastomers (DEs) as advanced artificial muscles. It adopts neural networks to predict DEs’ mechanical properties and support vector machines to classify electromechanical ...
Ofoq Normahmedov, Hanzhi Ma, Junbo Peng, Huifeng Dong, Jiangshan Zhuo, Mengke Shi, Lvting Wang, Shengchao Jiang, Ye Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source