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Multiband Switchable Microwave Absorbing Metamaterials Based on Reconfigurable Kirigami–Origami

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A reconfigurable metamaterial featuring tunable microwave‐absorbing and load‐bearing performance is proposed. Stretchable kirigami and bistable origami configurations are integrated as actuating components, and the synergistic deformation mechanisms are systematically analyzed.
Weimin Ding, Zhong Zhang, Zeang Zhao, Shengyu Duan, Panding Wang, Xiaogang Guo, Hongshuai Lei, Daining Fang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modular reconfigurable field robotics

, 2022
This thesis explored the use of modular robots in the field. This work represents a step forward in robotics with technology emerging from the laboratory into the outdoors. Innovation is demonstrated through the ability to build custom robots on demand in the field. This customisation enabled by modular-reconfigurable components allowed a single person
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploiting Two‐Photon Lithography, Deposition, and Processing to Realize Complex 3D Magnetic Nanostructures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Two‐photon lithography (TPL) enables 3D magnetic nanostructures with unmatched freedom in geometry and material choice. Advances in voxel control, deposition, and functionalization open pathways to artificial spin ices, racetracks, microrobots, and a number of additional technological applications.
Joseph Askey, Arjen van den Berg, Sandra Ruiz Gomez, Claire Donnelly, Dirk Grundler, Sam Ladak   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Self-Reconfiguration Wave-like Crawling Robot: Design, Analysis, and Experiments

Machines, 2023
Traditional mobile robots with fixed structures lack the ability to cope with complex terrains and tasks. Reconfigurable modular mobile robots have received considerable attention as they can automatically reassemble according to the changing environment
Haosheng Sun, Qingxiang Wu, Xuebing Wang, Tong Yang, Ning Sun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Docking System for Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robots

Robotics, 2017
Existing self-reconfigurable robots achieve connections and disconnections by a separate drive of the docking system. In this paper, we present a new docking system with which the connections and disconnections are driven by locomotion actuators, without
Tan Zhang, W. Zhang, M. Gupta
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Reconfigurable magnetic soft microrobots integrate in situ‐grown piezoelectric zinc oxide nanorods that produce reactive oxygen species upon acoustic excitation. Combining magnetically guided transport with thermally induced planar reconfiguration, the microrobots achieve targeted delivery and enhanced bacterial sterilization through efficient on ...
Quan Gao, Fan Li, Jiajie Gao, Elric Zhang, Yingdong Su, Ni Qin, Hao Ye, Josep Puigmartí, Giuseppe Cantarella, Simone Schuerle, Jiang Wu, Bradley J. Nelson, Salvador Pané   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfigurable Innervation of Modular Soft Machines via Soft, Sticky, and Instant Electronic Adhesive Interlocking

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023
Adaptive and extreme changes in shape and configuration are the functional and morphological uniqueness of soft robots, but existing design approaches still rely on the predefined coordination of their “muscle” and “nerve” functions to produce such ...
Jaeyoung Yoon, Junghwan Byun, Minjo Park, Hayun Kim, Woongbae Kim, Jinsu Yoon, Kyu-Jin Cho, Yongtaek Hong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hierarchically Reconfigurable Soft Robots with Reprogrammable Multimodal Actuation

Advanced Functional Materials
Reconfigurable soft robots exhibit superior flexibility and adaptability when coping with complex environments and variable tasks. However, conventional modular design strategy based on soft actuator modules with specific structure and actuation mode as ...
Fu-Yi Fang, Wenbo Li, Xinyu Guo, Huyue Chen, Guang Meng, Wenming Zhang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Smart Magnetically Actuated Flip‐Disc Programmable Metasurface with Ultralow Power Consumption for Real‐Time Channel Control

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The study proposes a 1‐bit programmable metasurface based on flip‐disc display, named flip‐disc metasurface (FD‐MTS). This new design enables ultralow energy consumption while maintaining coding patterns. It also exhibits high scalability and multifunctional flexibility.
Jiang Han Bao, Che Liu, Jia Cheng Li, Zhen Hao Fu, Yi Su Huang, Si Qi Huang, Lei Zhang, Jian Wei You, Tie Jun Cui   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy‐Efficient Bulk Photoalignment of Main‐Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers Enabled by In Situ Monitoring

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In situ monitoring of bulk photoalignment reveals how molecular weight, azobenzene content, cooling rate, and thickness govern ordering in main‐chain liquid crystalline polymers. Optimized copolymers exceed conventional thickness limits, maintaining stable alignment up to 130 µm with high energy efficiency and reversible optical patterning.
Jaechul Ju, Joy Zhou, Connor J. O'Dea, Zachariah A. Page   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source