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Soft Electromagnetic Actuator and Oscillator

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 6, March 18, 2025.
This work presents a groundbreaking soft electromagnetic system capable of bistable actuation and self‐regulated oscillation. Using liquid metal and silicone as a compliant conductor, the actuator enables force generation, sensing, and feedback with minimal power.
Noah D. Kohls, Yi Chen Mazumdar
wiley   +1 more source

Jigsaw Pattern Infills Inspired by Toughening Mechanisms of Diabolical Ironclad Beetle for 3D Printing Technologies

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A biomimetic Jigsaw pattern infill for 3D printer has been developed. Its mechanical features with continuous carbon fiber reinforcement (CCFR) are investigated through the Design of Experiments. The Jigsaw infill minimizes mechanical strength losses caused by variability in infill density, flow rate, or carbon fiber string amount, outperforming ...
Tae‐Ho Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acoustic Wavefront Shaping Using Ultrahigh Phase Resolution Metamaterial

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A Bilateral Symmetrical T‐shaped (BST) acoustic metamaterial unit cell capable of achieving a high phase resolution of π/36 radians at 8000 Hz is introduced. The approach enables tunable wavefront control through simple rotational adjustment of BST, which offers an alternative to the conventional complex metamaterials unit cell design and a way for ...
Sourabh Dogra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Magnetic Soft Actuators for Aerospace Applications: Morphing Structures and Biomimetics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This paper investigates magnetic soft actuators for aerospace use. Various actuators with different magnetic particle fractions are created and tested to enhance their multifunctional performance, specifically displacement ability and mechanical strength, which significantly improved their mechanical strength by incorporating natural and synthetic ...
Diogo Santos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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