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Embedded shape morphing for morphologically adaptive robots [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Shape-morphing robots can change their morphology to fulfill different tasks in varying environments, but existing shape-morphing capability is not embedded in a robot’s body, requiring bulky supporting equipment.
Jiefeng Sun +4 more
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Cold-programmed shape-morphing structures based on grayscale digital light processing 4D printing [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Shape-morphing structures that can reconfigure their shape to adapt to diverse tasks are highly desirable for intelligent machines in many interdisciplinary fields.
Liang Yue +8 more
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Basal complex: a smart wing component for automatic shape morphing [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 Insect wings are adaptive structures that automatically respond to flight forces, surpassing even cutting-edge engineering shape-morphing systems. A widely accepted but not yet explicitly tested hypothesis is that a 3D component in the wing’s proximal ...
Sepehr H. Eraghi +8 more
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Physics-aware differentiable design of magnetically actuated kirigami for shape morphing [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Shape morphing that transforms morphologies in response to stimuli is crucial for future multifunctional systems. While kirigami holds great promise in enhancing shape-morphing, existing designs primarily focus on kinematics and overlook the underlying ...
Liwei Wang +4 more
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A multibody kinematic system approach for the design of shape-morphing mechanism-based metamaterials
Communications Materials, 2023 Shape-morphing structures have the ability to adapt to various target shapes, offering significant advantages for many applications. However, predicting their behavior presents challenges.
Pier H. de Jong +3 more
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4D Printing of Shape-Morphing Liquid Crystal Elastomers [PDF]
Chem & Bio EngineeringIn nature, biological systems can sense environmental changes and alter their performance parameters in real time to adapt to environmental changes. Inspired by these, scientists have developed a range of novel shape-morphing materials.
Tongzhi Zang +7 more
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Intelligent Shape-Morphing Micromachines [PDF]
Research, 2021 Intelligent machines are capable of switching shape configurations to adapt to changes in dynamic environments and thus have offered the potentials in many applications such as precision medicine, lab on a chip, and bioengineering.
Qianying Chen +4 more
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Shape morphing of plastic films [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Shape morphing offers a promising method to transform 2D electronics into 3D structured devices. Here authors show a shape morphing strategy of homogeneous inert plastic thin films into free-standing 3D frameworks by programming the plastic strain in ...
Feilong Zhang +12 more
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Shape morphing of soft robotics by pneumatic torsion strip braiding [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsShape morphing technologies are significant in soft robotic applications. To this end, we introduce a new shape morphing approach using pneumatic torsion strips, inspired by the shape of a Möbius strip.
Changchun Wu +5 more
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Editing the Shape Morphing of Monocomponent Natural Polysaccharide Hydrogel Films [PDF]
Research, 2021 Shape-morphing hydrogels can be widely used to develop artificial muscles, reconfigurable biodevices, and soft robotics. However, conventional approaches for developing shape-morphing hydrogels highly rely on composite materials or complex manufacturing ...
Hao Hu +6 more
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