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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

A Shape‐Adaptive, Performance‐Programmable, Self‐Healable and On‐Demand Destructible Robotic Skin via Self‐Strengthening Dynamic Silicone

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Enabled by the distinctive inter‐ and intra‐chain siloxane exchange in commercially available silicones as the dielectric layer, the omni‐adaptive robotic skin (OmniAdapt) integrates multiple advanced functionalities: programmable sensing performance via the self‐stiffening dielectric material, application as BPM sensor, shape adaptivity for electronic
Wusha Miao, Lara S. Laamari, Jing Yu, Sanjay Schreiber, Lukas Heer, Jiacheng Cui, Jiayuan Huang, Hedan Bai   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A System-of-Systems Bio-Inspired Design Process: Conceptual Design and Physical Prototype of a Reconfigurable Robot Capable of Multi-Modal Locomotion. [PDF]

Front Neurorobot, 2019
Tan N, Sun Z, Mohan RE, Brahmananthan N, Venkataraman S, Sosa R, Wood K.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Automated Benchmarking of Variable‐Property Soft Robotic Fingertips to Enable Task‐Optimized Sensor Selection

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Sensorized fingertips are needed to unlock robotic dexterity, versatility, and diverse interactions. Here, 15 identically‐shaped robotic fingertips are benchmarked by a fully automated toolchange system, covering eight different materials and six broadly‐ranging sensing mechanisms.
David Hardman, Benhui Dai, Qinghua Guan, Antonia Georgopoulou, Fumiya Iida, Josie Hughes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Biodegradable Materials of Sustainable Soft Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Biodegradable materials are gaining increasing attention in soft robotics and electronics due to their environmental friendliness, showing great potential for sustainability. In this review, the classification of biodegradable materials, their applications in the field of soft robotics and electronics, as well as the challenges and future prospects ...
Yizhu Xie, Jiaxin Han, Xingyi Dai, Xuyang Zhang, Kangwen Xiao, Junhui Huang, Yajun Cao, Aihua Zhong, Long‐Biao Huang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Microfluidic Digital Shutter of Liquid–Liquid Interface for Fabrication of Multifaceted Hydrogel Microfiber Structure

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A programmable passive digital shutter based on multiphase liquid–liquid interface dynamics is introduced for precise fabrication of hydrogel microfibers. By modulating the shutter operation, microfibers with tunable geometry—including linear, helical, tadpole‐like, and spherical forms—are produced.
Dongrui Zhang, Jiangyue Liu, Hao Ye, Yu Shen, Haoran Su, Zhuqing Liang, Kexin Li, Xing Zhang, Shiyi Yang, Yunfei Lu, Zhexi Zhang, Sihang Liu, Yi Huang, Xiao Liu, Yubo Fan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

4D Printing of Magnetically Responsive Shape Memory Polymers: Toward Sustainable Solutions in Soft Robotics, Wearables, and Biomedical Devices

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Merging 4D printing with magneto‐responsive shape memory polymers opens new avenues for intelligent, reconfigurable systems. This review navigates cutting‐edge fabrication techniques, magnetic fillers, and smart polymer matrices, unveiling their potential in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and wearable tech.
Kiandokht Mirasadi, Mohammad Amin Yousefi, Liuchao Jin, Davood Rahmatabadi, Majid Baniassadi, Wei‐Hsin Liao, Mahdi Bodaghi, Mostafa Baghani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

DLP 4D Printing of Programmable Molecularly‐Engineered Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We introduce an original and versatile approach for printing liquid crystal elastomers that exhibit reversible shape morphing using digital light processing. 3D‐tructures are printed in a partially cured state, mechanically programmed, and then fully crosslinked to fix molecular alignment.
Rakine Mouhoubi, Vincent Lapinte, Sébastien Blanquer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Induced Muscle Activations by an Affordable, Reconfigurable Robot for Comprehensive Post-Stroke Rehabilitation. [PDF]

IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot
Meng NY, Waters EL, Lin G, Gaardsmoe S, Johnson A, Hallock LA, Mendonca RJ, Cacchione PZ, Johnson MJ.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Polyzwitterionic Organohydrogel and Soft Composite with Tunable Sol–Gel Properties Enabling On‐Demand Functionalization with Colloids

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Poly[2‐(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl‐(3‐sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide‐based organohydrogels are formed via nonsolvent‐induced gelation, featuring tunable viscoelasticity. Functional fillers (MXene nanosheets, magnetic NdFeB microparticles) enable electrical, magnetic, and mechanical responsiveness for applications in mechano‐tunable electromagnetic ...
Ziyue Miao, Xiaodan Hong, Olli Ikkala, Zhong‐Peng Lv, Bo Peng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source